A review by myfantasyreads
Guantanamo Voices: An Anthology: True Accounts from the World's Most Infamous Prison by Sarah Mirk, Omar El Akkad

5.0

I was born in 94, so most of what I had heard about Guantanamo was when I was quite a bit younger. I have only really had a vague sense of what was going on there. I have believed it should be shut down due to illegal interrogation methods. But I was also under the impression that the prisoners there had concrete ties to terrorist groups. I mention all this to tell you that this book made me so much more informed about the topic. And I am devastated that this has been going on for so long, with so little evidence that 90% of these prisoners even had anything to do with a terrorist organization. This was a supremely difficult read, but I am glad I did it. I think it's important that others read this too. Especially in light of the camps immigrants are being held in. It's hard to hope that America will ever learn it's lesson and stop imprisoning people due to misplaced fear and extreme ignorance. I hope this book serves to educate others in the way it has me and also remind us that we always need to be fighting for the unjust treatment and imprisonment of people in our country. Especially those from marginalized communities.

Thank you to Abrams and Netgalley for providing with with a free copy in exchange for an unbiased review.