Native American Heritage Month
Vesela.K asked this question about Not Without My Daughter:
Why do all of you say such negative thing about the book and things like "It's written this way to make readers sympathize Betty"? Why is it so ubelievable for you that it really is a real story. Everybody knows that women in Islamic world is treated way differently than other religions.
Audra While I was reading the book, I hadn't noticed this hatred that people are writing about here. I agree, NWMD came across to me as a woman telling her …moreWhile I was reading the book, I hadn't noticed this hatred that people are writing about here. I agree, NWMD came across to me as a woman telling her story. I appreciated the genuineness of her thoughts. Nowadays, so much of what's written is biased and overly PC with hatred for American white people (by American white people) cloaking what's written. It was refreshing to read a book that was written during a time when people spoke their true thoughts freely. Did Betty's thoughts stem from a position of a white American in the 70s/80s? Yeah. That's what she was. And she's just telling her story. I thought she seemed relatively fair with her descriptions of her in-laws. She gave credit where credit was due. She made a lot of good friends in Iran, who she deeply cared about, which indicates that she was not being prejudice. She was just being real. (less)
flag
More questions about Not Without My Daughter…
Image for Not Without My Daughter
Not Without My Daughter
by Betty Mahmoody
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

About Goodreads Q&A

Ask and answer questions about books!

You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.

See Featured Authors Answering Questions

Learn more