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A trip to Paris and a continuous coming out.

The first half of this book is slow and filled up with clichés. However, the second half becomes interesting, thrilling and surprising.

Some very interesting ideas: a mindful society that has converted sustanibility into a religion.  Long descriptions with interesting comparissons with nature.

Some quotes:
"Grief never leaves, but life layers itself on top of the pain, time forming fresh scabs over bleeding wounds"

"idealists, to see the light in all things"

After a silly and slow start, I got to feel the butterflies in the stomach for Lina. The story also got more and more interesting.

Las transiciones son únicas y esta es la memoria de una pareja que pasa por una.

Sweet and comforting. Lovely art.

The philosophy behind the book is very interesting, however the book could be clearer with specific examples on what to do in difficult situation such as the kid insulting an adult or something along those line. Not interfering then sounds wrong,but it might be my bias. In any case, great ideas! Hands off to let the kids learn from their mistakes and create a family plan listening to the needs to the kids.

Think and don't react.

Misbehaving kids are discoraged kids.

Page turner filled with cruelty, that makes you think about what is the essence of humanity.

Unas memorias con momentos duros pero contadas con humor. Sobre migrar, el sentirse desubicada, el privilegio y el racismo 

I felt in love with them and felt their pain. Bits of science and bits of time travelling. Peering also into the whole lives of other characters, made this a rich novel about people that live and sometimes migrate.

La premisa del libro es excelente: mejorar la convivencia en España, entendiendo que se puede ser musulmán y español, o beber de culturas que provienen de África y ser europea.
Sin embargo, el libro se queda cojo pues no recoje estadísticas para darnos una visión global de la islamofobia en España o la comunidad musulmana, pero tampoco ahonda en historias personales que nos hagan conectar con personas individuales. Quizás para alguien que siga a la autora, esto no haga falta.

Un par de citas:

Cada persona puede aportar a la identidad cultural de un país para construirla entre todos.

Cuando hablamos de sociedades inclusivas nos referimos a que todo el mundo sienta que forma parte de ese todo, lo complete y lo construya.

We follow Tori, who doen't care or feel much, except for maybe two people. Secondary school and being a teoubled teenager in the UK.

Quote I liked:
"Why don't you go home and complain about it  on your blog like normal people?"

I think this is a necessary book to understand racism in it’s multiple forms, many subtle to those not suffering it. Black hair as an example of my ignorance and as a example pf how deep is the believe system set around race.
I loved the account of migration stories to the States and to Britain. Feeling like an outsider everywhere, struggling with the cultural nuisances. And then, the stories of being pushed to the limits of a person until it breaks.
I could not relate and got a bit bored with some of the parts of the life in Lagos, but that’s just one side of all those that compose the life of Ifemelu.

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Some quotes:

• “she had not had a bold epiphany […] it was simply that layer after layer of discontent had settled in her, and formed a mass that now propelled her”.
• “what she would …

La memoria de una pareja que se enfrenta a la transición de una de ellas. Nos hablan de empatía y de escuchar a las personas que nos rodean, en clave de humor.
La idea más importante que saco de esta memoria es que las historias de transiciones son únicas para cada persona.