pilesandpiles 's review for:

Looking for Palestine: Growing Up Confused in an Arab-American Family by Najla Said

2.0

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I read an uncorrected proof of this book that I got through LibraryThing's Early Reviewers program. It's based on a solo show that Najla Said -- Edward Said's daughter -- says she performs mostly for high school and college students. That's apparent in the simplistic tone of the book, which makes it seem like it must be targeted at a young (teen) audience. Looking past that, the narrative is about 3/4 humble-bragging with a few paragraphs expressing guilt over the author's privilege. It's just not a compelling memoir.