Little Daughter: A Memoir Of Survival In Burma And The West (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
Another one pulled from the shelf while refreshing Non Fiction displays. Very simply written - the ghost writer seems to be calling it in. Because of this, the magnitude of some events are a little downplayed. For example, she relays how a tiger jumped out of a cave, grabbed a guy by the head and dragged him through a fire... the guy died half in a tiger's mouth and half in a fire. I'm glad it wasn't more graphic than it was, but it felt like someone talking about going out to get the newspaper in the way it was related. Like, "Yeah, so we learned that wasn't a great cave to camp in." That's kind of like saying Jurassic Park wasn't such a great vacation idea.Edit - I gave up. I wanted to get into the book but the ghost writer just duped this girl out of really telling her story with the care it deserved. This makes me feel guilty, but you can't read them all even if you feel you should. It took a little bit of work to get into this, but the second half of the book really went fast. How could I not even know that there was a civil war in Burma and that the government was killing it's citizens, raping the women and committing horrible cruelty? I am amazed at how often I forget what a blessing democracy and freedom are. The very end of her book is very moving and left me wondering...what can I do?
What do You think about Little Daughter: A Memoir Of Survival In Burma And The West (2009)?
I read this book under the title: Undaunted: My struggle for freedom and survival in Burma
—Rfoster
I hadn't heard of the ethnic cleansing in Burma. This book was eye opening and inspiring.
—Anastasia
Excellent story; human rights in Burma and courage of generations.
—Curtisha
Fantastic and informative read. A very touching ending.
—SolomonPiper
