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A review by allbookedup_
My Guantanamo Diary: The Detainees and the Stories They Told Me by Mahvish Rukhsana Khan
4.0
The interesting part of this book was the point of view that is was written from. You’re not hearing from the prisoners themselves but from one of the lawyers who came to their aid.
Mahvish explores the world and hears the stories of the prisoners that stand accused and are held in Guantanamo Bay. Instead of facing hard nose criminals she meets men who remind her of her family. Men who when are given food insist that everyone shares these treats even if they themselves are starved of such joys. She meets men who touch her so much that after they are freed she visits them in Afghanistan where she is welcomed in their home like family.
These prisoners are not your standard bad guys in black and white stripped uniforms with grisly faces of terror that are perceived. These are men who have found themselves in a place of hopelessness and feel as if they were at the wrong place at the wrong time.
This book is very well written. Even though it does cover various prisoners’ stories it is weaved together in a way that makes it informative and enjoyable to read.
Mahvish explores the world and hears the stories of the prisoners that stand accused and are held in Guantanamo Bay. Instead of facing hard nose criminals she meets men who remind her of her family. Men who when are given food insist that everyone shares these treats even if they themselves are starved of such joys. She meets men who touch her so much that after they are freed she visits them in Afghanistan where she is welcomed in their home like family.
These prisoners are not your standard bad guys in black and white stripped uniforms with grisly faces of terror that are perceived. These are men who have found themselves in a place of hopelessness and feel as if they were at the wrong place at the wrong time.
This book is very well written. Even though it does cover various prisoners’ stories it is weaved together in a way that makes it informative and enjoyable to read.