Hey Fleurine, the ending of your comment caught my attention. I never heard of Myanmar until I read your comment. I've done my research on your country, and I understand how you feel about the sad state of it. Infact, I can perfectly relate to how you feel about your country because I come from a similarly failed state. But I just want to tell you that you shouldn't feel ashamed of yourself because what you've read in this book. Sad maybe, but not ashamed. I'd say you should be motivated not ashamed. I understand how hopeless things look, but feeling ashamed is the first step to giving up.Fleurine_t92 wrote: ↑13 Feb 2021, 01:27 The author know how to show off his past, struggles and strengths he got. This is the nice book. But only I couldn't put in mind to read to understand and trying to find the error. In that case, reading other professions I didn't know is hard for me and the story was being some kind of boring to me. I like some quotes inside this book. Finding the peace as his title said wasn't easy to get in real life. In myanmar, we trying hard to get it but it still far away from us. The book make me ashamed of myself because I felt I didn't make a move enough to get it.
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It got boring for me, too. I struggled to finish reading this book.Fleurine_t92 wrote: ↑13 Feb 2021, 01:27 The author know how to show off his past, struggles and strengths he got. This is the nice book. But only I couldn't put in mind to read to understand and trying to find the error. In that case, reading other professions I didn't know is hard for me and the story was being some kind of boring to me. I like some quotes inside this book. Finding the peace as his title said wasn't easy to get in real life. In myanmar, we trying hard to get it but it still far away from us. The book make me ashamed of myself because I felt I didn't make a move enough to get it.
I'm from the Philippines and we're far from peace, too. I understand the feeling of shame but it helps! It helps you push yourself to be a better person for the country, especially now that you've learned a lot of things from Dr. Berrah.
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I disagree with him being a good storyteller, but he does have good stories to tell. I feel like those stories changed me permanently. As an activist who once became a political prisoner, it sure would be something relatable to many activists around the world.Justina kaloki wrote: ↑02 Feb 2021, 04:50 He is a good story teller,its easy to realite his story ,what I like most is fact that he believed his family was one of the best in a small town they lived Happy and with harmony,I would recommend because his story especially his time in jail most can relate and and also learn a lot from him.
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I'm glad that there are other who enjoyed this book, but I can't help but say that it wasn't as pleasant for me. A lot of times it was dragging and difficult to understand (for someone who hasn't read anything in relation to Africa). The events were also difficult to place on a timeline because of the way it was written and organized.samps1910 wrote: ↑06 Feb 2021, 02:30 I find that this book is overall a very inspiring work. His struggle and his hard work as an activist really opened my mind and this is what I like about the book. There's nothing I dislike about it. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys biographies. This is a pleasant read!
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Dr. Berrah is a gem. His dreams for this world, his ideals and the genuinity of it all is one of a kind. I also love how he didn't write much about his blood-family (I guess we would assume how automatically loyal and loving he would be to them, no matter how far they were from each other.) but we still saw the familial bond and love he had for people he wasnt related to by blood. Not a lot of us could say the same, but he had that and I'm happy for him.Jenniferg_1105 wrote: ↑07 Feb 2021, 18:34 I do not usually read biographies but A Dream for Peace is a very good an inspiring story. I love the unwavering quest for equality and peace in this story. The love and respect for family portrayed in this book is admirable.
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Unfortunately, the writing didn't touch my emotions. It was actually quite dragging and it bored me more times than I'd like to admit. But I finished it and I learned a lot. It amazes me how diverse in religions their society is, and how they managed to co-exist without trying to destroy each other (although they still had their ups and downs).justhereader wrote: ↑08 Feb 2021, 21:38 This is a 4 out 4 stars book for me. What I like the most about this book is the details of Dr. Berrah’s personal life. The writing will tocuh on your emotions. I like his discoveries on various religions because I, as a reader, gets to learn as well. There is nothing I dislike. I recommend this to anyone who enjoy history, politics, and world religions.
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