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A review by bookedupandbusy
How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair
5.0
Safiya recounts living with her strict Rastafari father and how she escapes his ideals.
What a stunning Memoir! I learnt so much. This story will stay with me for a while.
The author’s writing immerses the reader from the very first page, as Safiya details the history of Rastafari, how her parents met, life with her siblings and navigating school life as a Rastafari daughter. The opening scene is atmospheric as we are told of Haile Selassie’s visit to Jamaica (a man from Ethiopia who Rasta’s believe is their Messiah).
What I found most compelling about this story is that although Safiya is now telling the story as an adult, the ordeal, trauma and abuse was all through the eyes of a child’s
What a stunning Memoir! I learnt so much. This story will stay with me for a while.
The author’s writing immerses the reader from the very first page, as Safiya details the history of Rastafari, how her parents met, life with her siblings and navigating school life as a Rastafari daughter. The opening scene is atmospheric as we are told of Haile Selassie’s visit to Jamaica (a man from Ethiopia who Rasta’s believe is their Messiah).
What I found most compelling about this story is that although Safiya is now telling the story as an adult, the ordeal, trauma and abuse was all through the eyes of a child’s