Lipstick Jihad

After our class on Thursday I found it very interesting how many people hated this book, and I really wasn't expecting such a strong reaction from people. Maybe I just have a different view on books or haven't studied memoirs as much, but I honestly didn't think that this book was as bad as most people made it out to be. I actually enjoyed the book with its flaws and all. I thought that because the book did have some problems that it actually made it more credible in a way. It made it seem more like someone telling a story about what they went through instead of being formal and writing this book like they were trying to tell the story perfectly. The way this book was written made it seem more like a citizen going through these situation and getting the truth from her instead of her maybe "sugar coating" it a little bit. I know that people didn't like that about the book, but I thought it made it seem more real even if it did take away from the quality of writing. I understand that the writing is the most important part, but some people would rather have their story heard for people to hear than worry about making sure that their writing is 100% perfect. I know that some people would disagree with me, but I do think that there is a better sense of reality in this book because it wasn't written perfectly. I agree that there were some things that were confusing in the book and she jumped around but sometimes people have to look past those types of flaws and realize what she was trying to get across in the book. I think she simply wanted to get her points across and get her stories out there. I know that for some not having this story be perfect takes away from the book, but for me I liked it. Sometimes people, and even myself, only look at the quality of a book instead of the stories and what is happening in the book and focus too much on the perfection of the writing. I like that she got her story out there and that she wasn't afraid to tell her story and let out her fears and everything, and many people would have a hard time doing that.