In the Name of God

This book was a little difficult for me to read. The book as a whole was good, along with the writing and plot line but the theme of the Muslim religion and how America was viewed was somewhat hard to read. Besides that aspect of the book I enjoyed how real the book was about the struggles that Nadia faces. The struggles she faces of not wanting to just become some young wife who has many children, but a woman who wants to be educated and wants to study medicine. Reading how she is conflicted to do these things that are not accepted in her culture but her wanting to live the life of her culture and faith was definitely something I found relates to myself, but obviously not to that extreme effect. I feel like everyone has those internal struggles of wanting to do something but it may not be the norm in your culture. What I did like about this book was that Nadia was not afraid to be different and hold true to what she believed was right or wrong. No matter what others felt or what their opinion was she had her own ideals in which she stayed true to. Even though this book was something I had never read before and the book as a whole was good, I did not particularly like it. It is not that I am this person that is all about America and that this country can do no wrong, but I just feel that this book addressed such a sensitive topic that many people are not comfortable discussing or reading about especially through the eyes of a Muslim and how they view everything. Although I did not like this book, it is a good thing that I read it because it is definitely not something I would choose on my own to read but also because it gives a different perspective, which is always a good thing to have many different views on a subject.