Book Review | Life After Ambition by Amil Niazi
Notes, quotes, & final thoughts; a review that’s honest, thoughtful, and a little chaotic
One of my favorite things about reading a memoir is getting a deeper look at someone else’s lived experience. Life can be short and our time is not guaranteed which is generally why I don’t think you can be too young to write a memoir. And I also don’t think you have to be famous to warrant writing a memoir and sharing your story with others.
Everyone has a unique story to tell, the threads of what makes you who you are, and there’s someone that wants to know your story. One of the things I’d like to work on is a memoir of sorts to leave for my daughter.
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📖 Life After Ambition by Amil Niazi ✨ 207 pages | Hardback copy gifted from Atria
⭐️ Rating: 4.5, Loved it
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Quick take: 4.5 loved it. Thoroughly enjoyed it, especially as a mom. Thoughtful, raw, and heartbreaking, yet hopeful and inspiring.
Read if you like (background, notes, & thoughts):
Coming of age, experiencing racism, domestic violence, infertility struggles,
Deep and heartbreaking yet also inspiring and humorous.
Woman of color - Muslim woman that grew up in London and Canada
Themes and content warning: Poverty, trauma, domestic violence, addiction. Infertility struggles.
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