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slimdot's review against another edition
adventurous
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5.0
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Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Rape
kmrose's review against another edition
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3.0
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Graphic: Rape
somelesbianwriter's review against another edition
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Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Incest, and Colonisation
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Deportation
alyxy0's review against another edition
I got about halfway through but had to return the interlibrary loan before I could finish :( I hope to finish it someday!
annayareads's review against another edition
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5.0
My heart is definitely with the Sudanese people. It is horrific to think that so much of what Halima describes is still true with the RSF troops to this day. I also want to say that I was struck by how familiar anti-Blackness was in her life story. Obviously, we grew up thousands of miles apart and in different decades, but the racism she experienced was familiar. The colorism, texturism, etc felt so familiar to me. I know the "Black community" is a contentious term for pretty good reason (we're not a monolith etc etc). However, I can't ignore how our struggles are different and yet ultimately the same no matter where we are.
fjette's review against another edition
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I’m not going to rate a memoir like this - it feels cheap. Overall, a beautiful portrait of life in Sudan and the ongoing conflict there. Was especially wrenching to read after having read “Who Gets Believed” and having a glimpse of how asylum decisions are made. I thought this was an excellent, warm, moving story. The only qualm I had was that the way broad groups were stereotyped - Arab and Somali people, specifically - was troubling. I can’t imagine what Bashir has gone through and won’t pretend to understand, but dehumanizing entire populations is a concerning thing to legitimize.
gracemuelle's review against another edition
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5.0
this book taught me so much about darfur and sudan. i cried for so much of it. i don’t know how i’ve never heard of these atrocities, and to see what is happening in sudan in 2024 is heartbreaking. i’m so grateful to halima bashir for sharing her story with us.
tammyanne's review against another edition
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4.5
excuseme_mam's review against another edition
5.0
Bashir speaks out for a people who have been silenced through horrifying violence and oppression.
colleengeedrumm's review against another edition
5.0
Better to have died and preserved one's dignity, than to have suffered the soul death of rape-that's what the Massalit and the Zaghawa, believed.
At least God, let me die quickly. Please God, let it be painless. Please God, don't let them torture my soul.
At least God, let me die quickly. Please God, let it be painless. Please God, don't let them torture my soul.