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Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, And Sex Changed A Nation At War (2011)

by Leymah Gbowee(Favorite Author)

4.15 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0984295151 (ISBN13: 9780984295159)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Beast Books

review 1: Phenomenal woman! It was gripping and could not put it down till "the last drop". It helped me appreciate Leymah and other women, thousands and thousands who played a big part in bringing peace to Liberia. These were ordinary women doing extraordinary things and not giving up. Despite her teenage decisions, she did not let this deter her from moving forward and after many years of self pity she was jolted into action. and ACT she did.
review 2: I read this book for my book club, and I had high hopes after reading the reviews online. Unfortunately, I was pretty disappointed in it. Leymah Gbowee is undoubtedly a strong and courageous woman, and Liberia and the rest of the world are lucky to have women like her. But I didn't like this memoir. The writing is fine; ... morenot particularly eloquent, but not grammatically incorrect, either. There are a lot of details such as names of politicians, activists, and movements that got to be confusing to me over time. The atrocities of war that have been committed in Liberia (and many other countries in Africa) are awful, but I've read other accounts that were much more moving to me. I think the hardest thing for me was that I personally disagreed with many of the choices Leymah made, and I had a hard time letting go of those feelings as I was reading the book. Everyone makes her own choices in life, and Leymah is clearly an activist at heart; she is someone who derives satisfaction from her career even more than from her family, and that is her choice to make. I respect that she has that knowledge of herself and the ability to make that decision. If you have never read about the politics or wars in Africa, you might like this book more than I did; every educated person should be aware of the terrible crimes being committed against innocent people, and you should be outraged. Overall, I'm glad I read the book but I wouldn't really recommend it. less

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