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*Deep breath*
This was not an easy read, by any means. There were times when I had to stop, get a cup of tea and pull myself together in order to continue - but it was never a question of whether or not I would continue. Nasr tells an ugly story beautifully and I felt compelled to read it because Miro's story is my story and your story, regardless of our personal lives of modern comfort and relative freedom. This book reminded me that humanity is a chain and when a link is broken we are all impacted - but at the same time, when one link is weak those who are stronger can hold it together until it heals. I felt this is what Miro represented to his other prison mates. There was so much beauty and redemption in the story that it made it worth it to push through the disturbing parts and persevere, It sounds lame but I felt I owed it to the characters to be as brave as they were in the book. This is because as I was reading this I was acutely aware that though this is fiction it is more or less historical fiction and countless political prisoners have lived and do live the atrocities in this book. I'm almost uncomfortable listing any faults but in truth I only found the shift in POV to be a little clumsy, as if I were suddenly forced to switch eyeglasses with a total stranger in the middle of a movie lol. Otherwise a stunning, stunning book. Well done!