A review by judyylino
Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi

challenging sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

I feel so broken to the point I feel that I am speechless and anything I say with never amount to the courage Firdaus had (may she rest in peace). She was simply a woman who was failed by every adult in her life and was taken advantage of at every chance and opportunity that it filled me with disgust and rage and immense sadness. Firdaus, your story will forever live with me as long as I live because you made me see the world through different lenses
"All women are victims of deception. Men impose deception on women and punish them for being deceived, force them down to the lowest level and punish them for falling so low, bind them in marriage and then chastise them with menial service for life, or insults, or blows."