Yay that you got to buddy read Poverty, by America with your husband! It sounds like a really good book. I'm about 1/3 through Yours, for Now and really enjoying it. I am loving the way Soliz writes competent heroines, and the slow burn is really nice. I don't think I'm up to My Fourth Time, We Drowned, but if you haven't read it yet, I think you would like We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled, which is oral histories by Syrians about everything surrounding the Arab Spring, including refugee stories.
I really want to read Desmond's book. I am soo disappointed that The Fourth Time We Drowned didn't make it into any of the "medal" winners in the Booktube Prize. It reminded me of Gourevitch's book about the 1994 Rwandan genocide in terms of the UN's roll, except that Hayden's book reports on an ongoing, contemporary issue. I finished it days before the 700 refugees drowned in the Mediterranean while the media was focused on the missing billionaires.
Did you read or listen to the audio version of The Fourth Time We Drowned? I started reading it but when I posted a photo of the book on Instagram, three people told me to get the audiobook. The inclusion of the actual voice messages that Hayden received is extra gutting (or at least I thought so). I appreciated the journalistic bits, but I wish Hayden hadn't oversimplified the religious demographics of Eritrea though, because that made me question the accuracy of the rest of the researched parts.
I read the ebook but I'll see if I can find the audiobook. I bet those recordings are heartbreaking. I'll definitely be looking more into Eritrea. I wonder if the oversimplification was a choice or more of an error because she's an outsider. Either way not a good thing.
I recommend When Stars Are Scattered. It's an excellent middle grade graphic novel about two brothers' time in an African migrant camp.
Yay that you got to buddy read Poverty, by America with your husband! It sounds like a really good book. I'm about 1/3 through Yours, for Now and really enjoying it. I am loving the way Soliz writes competent heroines, and the slow burn is really nice. I don't think I'm up to My Fourth Time, We Drowned, but if you haven't read it yet, I think you would like We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled, which is oral histories by Syrians about everything surrounding the Arab Spring, including refugee stories.
I'm adding We Crossed a Bridge and it Trembled to my TBR!
@@bookwhimsy I thought it was beyond excellent, so I think you'll really like it too!
I really want to read Desmond's book. I am soo disappointed that The Fourth Time We Drowned didn't make it into any of the "medal" winners in the Booktube Prize. It reminded me of Gourevitch's book about the 1994 Rwandan genocide in terms of the UN's roll, except that Hayden's book reports on an ongoing, contemporary issue. I finished it days before the 700 refugees drowned in the Mediterranean while the media was focused on the missing billionaires.
I started it right after the report of the drownings. My heart broke.
Did you read or listen to the audio version of The Fourth Time We Drowned? I started reading it but when I posted a photo of the book on Instagram, three people told me to get the audiobook. The inclusion of the actual voice messages that Hayden received is extra gutting (or at least I thought so).
I appreciated the journalistic bits, but I wish Hayden hadn't oversimplified the religious demographics of Eritrea though, because that made me question the accuracy of the rest of the researched parts.
I read the ebook but I'll see if I can find the audiobook. I bet those recordings are heartbreaking. I'll definitely be looking more into Eritrea. I wonder if the oversimplification was a choice or more of an error because she's an outsider. Either way not a good thing.