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razana0's review against another edition
مؤلمة
كيف يقدر المرء على تقييم عمل يصور قصة لاجئين ومرارة رحلة هربهم عبر البلدان والمدن والبحار والمحيطات والجبال ونقاط التفتيش والقوارب المهترئة ونصب المهربين وأعين الشرطة ..
والمأساة مستمرة ليومنا هذا
كيف يقدر المرء على تقييم عمل يصور قصة لاجئين ومرارة رحلة هربهم عبر البلدان والمدن والبحار والمحيطات والجبال ونقاط التفتيش والقوارب المهترئة ونصب المهربين وأعين الشرطة ..
والمأساة مستمرة ليومنا هذا
cruelspirit's review
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5.0
Crossing The Sea offers a great, first hand, account of what it is like to cross the Mediterranean from Africa and what so many migrants have gone through in seeking refuge in Europe. Author Wolfgang Bauer and photographer Stanislav Krupar join a group of Syrian refugees on their expendition to cross the Mediterranean and seek asylum in the EU. This book follows their experiences as well as the experiences of those they meet as they make this journey.
I was surprised just how much was in this 120 page book. Bauer really covers so much of the refugee process. Each step of the way is covered and you really get a sense of how difficult and perilious getting to Europe is. Describing all of the different methods and attempts that are made, first hand, is the best way to really convey the struggle refugees go through in order to find a better life. Bauer also has a good sense of writing too which helps maintain interest and continue the flow of the narrative througout.
The only complaint would be that this book comes from such an early stage of the migrant crisis. Coming up on ten years, this book was published before the height of migration in 2015. So much has happened and changed since then and with the new developments in asylum seeking in Europe here in 2021, due to Belarus, it would be interesting to see an updated view on this situation.
Though the beauty of this book is that this depiction of the refugee struggle has maintained accurate over the last seven years. Readers today can gain as much from this book as they could have in 2014, and unfortunately this sentiment will probably hold true in the coming years. I would recommend this book to anyone looking to understand the struggles of refugees in the modern era in a brief overview.
I was surprised just how much was in this 120 page book. Bauer really covers so much of the refugee process. Each step of the way is covered and you really get a sense of how difficult and perilious getting to Europe is. Describing all of the different methods and attempts that are made, first hand, is the best way to really convey the struggle refugees go through in order to find a better life. Bauer also has a good sense of writing too which helps maintain interest and continue the flow of the narrative througout.
The only complaint would be that this book comes from such an early stage of the migrant crisis. Coming up on ten years, this book was published before the height of migration in 2015. So much has happened and changed since then and with the new developments in asylum seeking in Europe here in 2021, due to Belarus, it would be interesting to see an updated view on this situation.
Though the beauty of this book is that this depiction of the refugee struggle has maintained accurate over the last seven years. Readers today can gain as much from this book as they could have in 2014, and unfortunately this sentiment will probably hold true in the coming years. I would recommend this book to anyone looking to understand the struggles of refugees in the modern era in a brief overview.
dansumption's review against another edition
5.0
A short and easily-read book that reveals the true experience faced by thousands of refugees trying to travel from African to Europe. We have all heard something of the dangerous crossings, but this book reveals so much more detail - the negotations with smugglers' agents, the endless waiting for a crossing, being moved from place to place to keep hidden from the authorities, risking kidnap or worse, and the tedious and terrifying details of what actually happens at sea. I wish that everyone would read this book.
weronika_kedzia's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
3.0
emkoshka's review against another edition
4.0
I picked this up from Sheffield's Central Library, where the publisher is based. Coinciding with the Migration Matters festival, they were holding a book club discussion and copies of this were freely available to take and keep. I don't read much non-fiction, but I'm really glad I read this. I'm now passing it on to my partner and parents as I think it's an important insight into the horror, boredom, absurdity, frustrations and inhumanity of people smuggling. Wolfgang Bauer has done something so valuable in not only recording the journey of asylum seekers but also participating in it himself. The text is simultaneously matter-of-fact and moving, while the photos in the middle highlight that these are real people with real emotions. The world needs more humanist reportage like this.
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