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A review by jamie_bibliotecaria
Who Gets Believed?: When the Truth Isn't Enough by Dina Nayeri
4.0
Nayeri's analysis of the creation of belief in the specific context of immigration law takes many detours into other fields and her personal background, including extensive examinations of glossolalia (speaking in tongues). While parts of the book are painful to read, the storytelling is engaging. Nayeri isn't afraid to paint herself as a difficult woman or to examine a tragic family incident in which she bears blame.
I expected a more straightforward narrative structure but a reference by the author to Iranian immigrants answering yes or no questions with stories in a way that isn't well understood by immigration authorities made me think that this might be cultural, and surrendering to the path through the book was ultimately satisfying.
I expected a more straightforward narrative structure but a reference by the author to Iranian immigrants answering yes or no questions with stories in a way that isn't well understood by immigration authorities made me think that this might be cultural, and surrendering to the path through the book was ultimately satisfying.