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A review by philrobichaud
Nujeen: One Girl's Incredible Journey from War-torn Syria in a Wheelchair by Nujeen Mustafa
5.0
This book is a great look at the "other side" of the migrant/refugee situation the world is currently in. I wish that everyone who says "go back where you came from" to these people would take the time to really understand their story.
I first saw Nujeen on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and thought, "I would love to hear her story"! Some critics have lamented the fact that the book is written in a very simple voice, however i feel that this makes it really more real, in the sense that it feels like Nujeen is really talking to us, not being paraphrased and re-worded so much by the co-author or editors. You have to remember that she's a teenager who never went to school as a child and lived her entire life almost in her family's apartment.
This book is also a great primer into the past events of this part of the world, too many people don't understand the nuances between the different countries, factions and backgrounds of all involved.
I first saw Nujeen on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and thought, "I would love to hear her story"! Some critics have lamented the fact that the book is written in a very simple voice, however i feel that this makes it really more real, in the sense that it feels like Nujeen is really talking to us, not being paraphrased and re-worded so much by the co-author or editors. You have to remember that she's a teenager who never went to school as a child and lived her entire life almost in her family's apartment.
This book is also a great primer into the past events of this part of the world, too many people don't understand the nuances between the different countries, factions and backgrounds of all involved.