Hw 27 Baghdad Burning

Riverbend. "Baghdad Burning, Girl Blog From Iraq." New York: The Feministe Press (feministepress.org) 2003.

“Baghdad Burning” is a novel composed of blogs, written by a girl who lives there. All you really know about her at first is she goes by the name Riverbend and comes from a middle class family in Baghdad. This book is extremely informative because it gives you another look at the Iraq war. People in the United States are so used to what the government and newscasters say but they are not always correct. The information we here in the United States can be a very twisted truth. Riverbend gives a very realistic point of view about the war but never expresses hate for Americans or the troops. Her reason for writing the blog is solely to inform people about what is really going on. She does not have a bias opinion. This book relates a lot to our class because it is primarily about blogging and women. Riverbend is an extremely strong woman who proves the point that a woman can have a say.