A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea: One Refugee's Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival by Melissa FlemingMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Honestly one of the most inspiring stories I've read in a while. The weird thing is that I can't really explain why. The writing is third person in a very journalistic style, which should place distance between the reader and the protagonist, but somehow works here. The pacing is also not ideal: there is one section in the middle where Bassem is courting (pining for) Doaa and it goes on a little long. It is a heart-wrenching story and the ending is ambiguous but it is a story that stayed with me, weirdly uplifted me, and inspired me to try harder to find ways to help others, especially refugees.
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