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Non Restare Muti (2009)

by Alice Walker(Favorite Author)
3.89 of 5 Votes: 1
ISBN
8874522827 (ISBN13: 9788874522828)
languge
English
publisher
Nottetempo
review 1: Not worth the little bit of paper. I was interested to read about Rwanda, especially, but there's hardly anything here. No poetry, not much fact. Mostly just a few incidents without follow up or even much clarity or understanding of what she is seeing. The author takes her opinions and applies them without any attempt to get facts. She might be right, but it would be totally accidental. Don't waste time on this.
review 2: Disclaimer: I won a copy of this book through Library Thing's Early Reviewers program.--3.5 stars--Overcoming Speechlessness is a series of short vignettes focusing on Alice Walker's experiences in Rwanda, Congo and the Gaza Strip. She draws on parallels between the current struggles for freedom and the civil rights movement that she was a
... more part of in the 1960s. Ultimately, this book is neither depressing nor upbeat, but just is, leaving the reader to dwell on the current sad state of affairs. less
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Mandy
Beautiful, soulful, insightful, and fulfilling. A must-read for teachers of social justice.
tomlencia
This is one of the most powerful and important books I have ever read.
kitkath99
This is so good. So wonderful after SAY YOU'RE ONE OF THEM.
cavegirl_24
Powerful! Heartbreaking! Who the hell are we?
erioni04
small but powerful; highly recommend.
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