I'm the type of person who loves to read. My books oh choice are of the fantasy genre. This is the first time that I've read a non-fiction novel that chronicles someones life.
What I liked about this book was the way Ayed painted a picture of every moment that took place. It was easy to feel that I was there with her, seeing what she was seeing.
Even though she was able to tell her story so vividly, her book was very hard to follow. Most of her story jumped around from place to place, time to time. Just when I thought I knew where I was, Ayed would jump to another location and time.
The events that have taken place in the Middle East, it's difficult for any one to be able to follow. I believe that Ayed did her best to keep her story moving in a chronological fashion that would make sense for those reading her book.
Journalists can learn from this book that knowing your surroundings when traveling to a foreign country can be very helpful. Knowing the language helped Ayed while in the Middle East. She was able to understand what was going on, which was a huge advantage to her. Journalists can also learn that they need to grow a thick skin. Even after Ayed had been beaten in a mob, she still continued to go back and do her job. If I was her I don't think I could go back after that.
Reading this book, I think, affected me in a different way than some of the others who read this book. Knowing someone who has served over in the Middle East, who has seen what Ayed has described in her book, made me feel what she saw. I felt connected to her words. I also felt terrified. It scares me to think about what my friend has gone through. To read it, that was very different.
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