tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post2242773845157772604..comments2024-03-02T20:13:07.434+00:00Comments on Tiny Library: The Girl With Three Legs by Soraya MireSam (Tiny Library)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-39150294091037927742012-01-08T21:23:24.209+00:002012-01-08T21:23:24.209+00:00I think FGM is a horrible, violent oppressive prac...I think FGM is a horrible, violent oppressive practice. It's awful that it causes such health problems afterwards and I have read that the health issues can be painful, humiliating and cause the women to be ostracized in their own culture. It's inhuman. The fact that some still practice in the West is unconscionable. I know it's a part of some cultures but no matter the culture, in todays day and age such brutal practices should be eradicated. I think any private doctors who perform FGM should be thrown in prison and lose their medical license. It's disgusting.<br /><br />It sounds like this is a tough memoir to read because of the subject matter and circumstances surrounding it. It sounds like this book may not have been edited all that well. Your review is great, thank you for posting about this book. I'm not sure I could read it although that feels like a cop out, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866342436745173619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-32406555548840160782012-01-07T14:15:01.878+00:002012-01-07T14:15:01.878+00:00TheBookGirl, as far as I know she wrote it on her ...TheBookGirl, as far as I know she wrote it on her own. She has also directed a film called Fire Eyes about FGM, I'm hoping to see that at some point. I think we need to be less worried about being culturally sensitive about issues such as this.<br /><br />Fairday Morrow, it was emotional to read as the descriptions were so graphic. If the author wanted to raise awareness, I think she has done so through this book.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-4604877380511016722012-01-07T03:28:56.902+00:002012-01-07T03:28:56.902+00:00Wow! What a powerful topic and emotional book to r...Wow! What a powerful topic and emotional book to read. I have never heard of this book- but it is a topic that I have learned a little about. What a sad and traumatic thing for anyone to have to go through. Very scary! This sounds like a book we could all learn a lot from. <br /><br />~Jess<br />http://thesecretdmsfilesoffairdaymorrow.blogspot.com/DMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-68224536504020234002012-01-06T22:18:37.343+00:002012-01-06T22:18:37.343+00:00I am surprised to hear that even after women have ...I am surprised to hear that even after women have moved to the West, that they still adhere to this practice for their daughters. I guess the cultural traditions run so deep...<br /><br />I appreciate your observations about the writing as I have had similar experiences with memoirs where I very much wanted to keep reading because of the story the person was telling, but the format or style sometimes got in the way. I'm wondering if she wrote this on her own, or with a co-author.TheBookGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299629066975342607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-78127489874693284502012-01-06T22:18:29.695+00:002012-01-06T22:18:29.695+00:00Trish, I saw a documentary about it once and they ...Trish, I saw a documentary about it once and they actually showed it happening to a young girl. It was horrifying. It seems so unbelievable to us in the West that this would happen.<br /><br />Peppermint PhD, I've read Alice Walker's Possessing The Secret of Joy which I thought was OK but this was more powerful. I don't know what the best resource would be.<br /><br />Andi, I've read the Walker book too. To be honest I didn't enjoy it that much, not because of the subject matter but because of the way it was written.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-61375035970373497792012-01-06T16:26:01.299+00:002012-01-06T16:26:01.299+00:00My first experience reading about this subject was...My first experience reading about this subject was Alice Walker's Possessing the Secret of Joy. I haven't read on the subject since then, but it's one I'm interested in learning more about. Sorry to hear this memoir wasn't the best written in spots, but it's one I'd be interested in trying.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!!! I'm also going to share your link on my Linkapalooza post today. :)Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-66513315415465023072012-01-06T02:41:26.157+00:002012-01-06T02:41:26.157+00:00I think this is something I would like to look int...I think this is something I would like to look into. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-38112749872244478552012-01-05T22:37:29.280+00:002012-01-05T22:37:29.280+00:00I'm glad you brought this book to my attention...I'm glad you brought this book to my attention, but I'm not sure I can read it. What a horrible thing. I'd have to be in a certain mood. I'll remember it, though. Thanks.Annette Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13850197520930988077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-44302127624961541032012-01-05T21:54:25.637+00:002012-01-05T21:54:25.637+00:00Completely horrifying to me as well. I want to kn...Completely horrifying to me as well. I want to know more about this but I'm not sure this is right book to read? Have you ever read anything else on the subject of FGM?Peppermint Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02839146118641977559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-61670865175706339942012-01-05T21:21:00.421+00:002012-01-05T21:21:00.421+00:00This whole procedure is so horrifying it leaves me...This whole procedure is so horrifying it leaves me speechless and furious. The only time I came across FGM was a memoir I read a few years ago about a woman who escaped having it done because her liberal minded father did not believe in it. But when he died she was forced into marrying a man who insisted on it. She left him and went into hiding, eventually fleeing to the U.S. via an underground rescue organization. I wish I could remember the name of the author!Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273468231529654323noreply@blogger.com