The Breadwinner: Starvation or Survival - a Girl's Life Under Taliban Rule by Deborah Ellis

BATB score: 10/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Extremely painful and heartbreaking yet beautifully written and a pure masterpiece.

Malala Yousafzai recommends this book - "I think it’s important for girls everywhere to learn how women are treated in some societies. The book reminds us how courageous and strong women are around the world.”

Best for: all of us elites who are too privileged to acknowledge how privilege we are

Best as: a good heart cry and/or a cleansing of our capitalistic greed. Yet, the Taliban are still at it in Afghanistan today.

Best to: read the short novel and/or watch the animated film (also an Oscar nominated film) then continue to read the rest of the trilogy and cry

Side note: basically, Middle East Mulan. Can gender equality ever be when my blessed family still prefers a son?