Aman: The Story of a Somali Girl As Told to Virginia Lee Barnes and Janice Boddy

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Summary: Aman is a true story of a Somalian girl
Review: Aman takes you through all the good and bad traditions of her country! If you like to travel to Somalia but you can never make it, read this book!

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Summary: don't miss it
Review: I began reading this book for a research project and became enraptured. It will transport you to the time and place Aman speaks of. Not only did i fall in love with her story and the charaters in the story, but two years later, many of the historical facts and truths of somalia have really stuck with me. Poignant and at times painful, this book is unforgatable and enlightening.

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Summary: wonderful
Review: I had just finished reading this book. I found it very interesting but a little long and drawn out. However,I recommend this book to those who need to do a women Study for a project or a term paper. I bought this book for 5$ in a used book store.

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Summary: a waste of paper
Review: I have worked quite a bit with Somali refugees, and have established friendships with several individuals. I picked this book up in hopes of understanding more about the background of the older individuals I encounter (same "age" as Aman). The first third of the book I really enjoyed, and I think, learned much from. From that point onward, it seems to become less and less representative of "the general" experience or "a typical" experience. Though I cruised through the first part, by midpoint my interest was dropping off quickly, and I had to convince myself to finish it. If this is one of the better books to read about Somalia or Somalis, it is only because there are so few contenders.

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Summary: The enlightening life experience of ONE Somali girl-child
Review: I read this book because I am studying Psychology and it is the focus of a personality assessment piece I am to present. I found 'Aman' to be an easy read, but a pleasurable one. For those who choose to criticise her story, I would put to you that Aman did not presume to explain her story as that of EVERY Somali woman, but of her own life experience. Furthermore, I have been educated in the fact that not EVERY Somali woman is as dependent on her husband as I once presumed. I thank Aman for teaching ME a thing or two.