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[0] checkbox [#] position [cover] cover [author] author Ali, Ayaan Hirsi [isbn] isbn 0743289684 [isbn13] isbn13 9780743289689 [asin] asin [num pages] num pages 353 pp [avg rating] avg rating 4.18 [num ratings] num ratings 48,218 [date pub] date pub 2006 [date pub (ed.)] date pub edition Feb 01, 2007 [rating] Elise's rating 5 of 5 stars [my rating] my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves [review] review I hardly know what to say about this book besides I could not put it down. The story is captivating and stomach-turning all at the same time, but I fi I hardly know what to say about this book besides I could not put it down. The story is captivating and stomach-turning all at the same time, but I finished it feeling encouraged and empowered. While I have a handful of friends whose experience being raised in a Muslim home and practicing Islam today in modern cultures is nothing like Ayaan's, that doesn't invalidate her experience in an extreme fundamental Islam, and she, of course, is not the only one. Her story is a reminder that while organized religion is capable of bringing goodness to the world, it is just as capable of bringing evil. My emotions reading this book were similar to reading Half the Sky. ...more [notes] notes Notes are private! [recommender] recommender xJane [comments] comments 0 [votes] votes 0 [read count] # times read 1 [date started] date started not set [date read] date read May 30, 2012 [date added] date added Aug 15, 2011 [date purchased] date purchased [owned] owned [purchase location] purchase location [condition] condition [format] format Hardcover [29] actions view (with text) [title] 
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