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Bury Me Standing
Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey | Isabel Fonseca
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Isabel Fonseca describes the four years she spent with Gypsies from Albania to Poland, listening to their stories, deciphering their taboos, and befriending their matriarchs, activists, and child prostitutes. A masterful work of personal reportage, this volume is also a vibrant portrait of a mysterious people and an essential document of a disappearing culture. 50 photos. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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LibraryCin
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Mehso-so

Overall, the book was ok. Fonseca was a bit all over the place – the chapters didn‘t really tie together. I think I didn‘t like her writing style. She included some photos of some of the various people she talked to. I suppose the most interesting to me was the chapter on the Holocaust. Cont in comments...

LibraryCin I‘m not sure any stereotypes were quenched by reading this – she said it early in the book: they lie, they steal… I found it odd. If she was trying to fight stereotypes (as other reviews are saying), I definitely missed that. I‘m still rating it ok. It held my interest, so that‘s a good thing. It just wasn‘t what I expected, and I didn‘t learn as much as I‘d hoped.
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Maude If you liked the part about the holocaus you may like to read, And the Violins Stopped Playing, it tells the story of the gypsy holocaust. 5y
Maude The Litsy link doesn't have the synopsis in English but I'll try to find another :) 5y
LibraryCin @Maude oooh, thank you! Yes i will add that one! 5y
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Alisnazzy
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I know I have three novels going right now, but I always feel like I should be reading nonfiction, as well. I'm very excited to start this one.

Clare-Dragonfly I read that a couple of years ago--it was very good, very interesting, though it frustrated me at times as well. 8y
LeahBergen I liked this one. 8y
quirkyreader I read this one when it came out. It is very good. 🐸🐙 8y
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Alisnazzy
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#TBRTuesday this is most of my history/memoir section I own and I am in love with it. 😍

MrBook Wow! Great group of books. 8y
Alisnazzy @MrBook my pride and joy (don't tell my son lol) 😂 8y
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Robothugs
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Fonesca's gives voice to the voiceless, and as mentioned in the book, there are parallels to other ethnic groups in terms of the atrocities and injustices they have faced...though theirs are often met with a blind eye. A telling and at times heartbreaking look into the lives of Roma.

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Robothugs
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Before reading this book, I knew only a little of the harsh treatment of the Roma (Gypsies). But it's difficult to read of the injustices (put mildly) done to them, particularly in Romania... Proving to be quite the interesting, if not very enlightening, read.

BarbaraTheBibliophage Thanks! My stepson is part Roma but all-American. Maybe this would be a good gift for him. 8y
Robothugs @BarbaraTheBibliophage if he's interested in learning about them, I would recommend the book. 8y
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Robothugs
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My next read. People and a world that has always interested me...I am looking forward to reading this one.

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