Escape From Saddam: The Incredible True Story Of One Man's Journey To Freedom (2008) - Plot & Excerpts
I can't quite place my finger on what it is about this book. It's not a bad book, but like many have mentioned it's a self-proclaimed "thriller" and parts of it seem to be Hollywood-ized. There are sections of the book that are quite moving, and I'm not saying that the book is anything but the truth, but I read a lot of memoirs and autobiographies from countries that I want to learn more about. There's just something that doesn't set right with me on this one. However, I'm glad that I read it. I'm not well educated on this particular conflict, and I had no knowledge of the state of the Iraqi people under Saddam's rule.
Easy fast read that was also quite enlightening and educational. It is all about the desire and difficulties of one person trying to get out of Iraq in the early 90s. Then how he tried to rescue the rest of his family.It was challenging because I was born with an American passport and can pretty much walk into any country in the world unannounced. The author had to fight, run, steal, and hide his way just to get to a country so he might be able to fight, run, steal, and hide his way AGAIN to get to the UK. Makes me thankful and able to see refugees in a little bit of a different light.
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