Review of A Dream For Peace
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Review of A Dream For Peace
[Following is a volunteer review of "A Dream For Peace" by Dr. Ghoulem Berrah.]
A Dream For Peace is a non-fictional memoir by Dr. Ghoulem Berrah. In the book he narrates about his life from the point of birth, his family, all through the education system that he was put through and eventually into the turmoil of life. His self discovery begun when he was quite a young boy, but he really came to know who he was and his purpose in life later on when he joined medical school.
He went to medical school in France after excelling exceptionally well in his academic life. When he joined university, he meet up with like-minded young men who had different struggles and different backgrounds, but in a way their struggles united them. They started being agitated about things like racism. They even formed radical groups that were about what they believed in. This was just but the beginning of his activism and long life career.
I liked the fact that the book was quite thought-provoking. I am in a book club and currently our theme is culture. In this book I have found a lot that can help me contribute to the discussions with the intelligent women that make up our club. Like there is a part where the author speaks of his school experience. I found it very triggering how everything they learned was about France and all the examinable content was just about France and nothing at all about their country. It was almost as if they were being trained to forsake their cultures. This is quite true even now. It is possible to find that in most school set-ups in Africa or countries that were colonized, anything with a western twist is put on a higher pedestal than the local content or material.
Besides the fact that the book was very long and sometimes got boring, I have no negative thought about the book. I think It was well edited because I found no spelling mistakes or grammatical errors in the book.
One of the things that influenced my rating of this book was the author's ability to paint a vivid picture of scenes in the book. This stood out for me throughout the entire book. Whether it was about culture or an incident he spared no detail. I also liked how the author put pictures in the book. Even though I did not refer to them a lot in the book to know who was being talked about, I felt like it was a great way to increase color in such a long book. It also broke the monotony because this was a very long read. For these reasons I give this book a 3 out of 4 rating.
I would recommend this book to young adults because I feel they will benefit most from it. The author is an exemplary member of society and a lot of young people can learn from him.
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A Dream For Peace
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A Dream For Peace is a non-fictional memoir by Dr. Ghoulem Berrah. In the book he narrates about his life from the point of birth, his family, all through the education system that he was put through and eventually into the turmoil of life. His self discovery begun when he was quite a young boy, but he really came to know who he was and his purpose in life later on when he joined medical school.
He went to medical school in France after excelling exceptionally well in his academic life. When he joined university, he meet up with like-minded young men who had different struggles and different backgrounds, but in a way their struggles united them. They started being agitated about things like racism. They even formed radical groups that were about what they believed in. This was just but the beginning of his activism and long life career.
I liked the fact that the book was quite thought-provoking. I am in a book club and currently our theme is culture. In this book I have found a lot that can help me contribute to the discussions with the intelligent women that make up our club. Like there is a part where the author speaks of his school experience. I found it very triggering how everything they learned was about France and all the examinable content was just about France and nothing at all about their country. It was almost as if they were being trained to forsake their cultures. This is quite true even now. It is possible to find that in most school set-ups in Africa or countries that were colonized, anything with a western twist is put on a higher pedestal than the local content or material.
Besides the fact that the book was very long and sometimes got boring, I have no negative thought about the book. I think It was well edited because I found no spelling mistakes or grammatical errors in the book.
One of the things that influenced my rating of this book was the author's ability to paint a vivid picture of scenes in the book. This stood out for me throughout the entire book. Whether it was about culture or an incident he spared no detail. I also liked how the author put pictures in the book. Even though I did not refer to them a lot in the book to know who was being talked about, I felt like it was a great way to increase color in such a long book. It also broke the monotony because this was a very long read. For these reasons I give this book a 3 out of 4 rating.
I would recommend this book to young adults because I feel they will benefit most from it. The author is an exemplary member of society and a lot of young people can learn from him.
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A Dream For Peace
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
