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The Blue Notebook

by James Levine M.D.

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A haunting yet astonishingly hopeful story of a young Indian prostitute who uses writing and imagination to transcend her reality. An unforgettable, deeply affecting tribute to the powers of imagination and the resilience of childhood, THE BLUE NOTEBOOK tells the story of Batuk, a precocious 15-year-old girl from rural India who was sold into sexual slavery by her father when she was nine.… (more)
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    Lovely Green Eyes by Arnošt Lustig (labfs39)
    labfs39: Although The Blue Notebook is set in the streets of Mumbai and Lovely Green Eyes is set in a Nazi brothel, the horror of child prostitution is unflinchingly portrayed without compromising the beauty and yet-enduring innocence of the children.
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    Push by Sapphire (thekoolaidmom)
    thekoolaidmom: Similar subject matter, pov and the idea that education is the path to freedom
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A powerful book. The story of a young girl from India sold into child prostitution. It was heartwrenching in some parts but a still a beautiful story. ( )
  MsTera | Oct 10, 2023 |
A disgusting read. Skipped through a lot. It's not a "devastating look into a global crisis" as noted on the cover. It's a sick book about a poor girl. Had a hard time processing it. ( )
  WellReadSoutherner | Apr 6, 2022 |
This is a graphic and haunting account of the life of an Indian child prostitute, Batuk. She was sold into prostitution by her father at the age of 9 and is 15 when she begins her journal, The Blue Notebook. Despite the disturbing and graphic content it is a compelling read and Batuk's voice will stay with me for a long time. ( )
  baruthcook | Aug 26, 2020 |
So sad! I read this in a single day. ( )
  bookishblond | Oct 24, 2018 |
Not finished with this audio book yet. It's tough material -- about the life of an East Indian girl sold into prostitution in Bombay, told in the form of her journal. Some of the writing and observations are wonderful. My only criticism is that some sections were very matter of fact and others were deeply philosophical, with little transition between the two. I found that somewhat jarring. Perhaps it would be different in written form. It certainly gave me insight into a very different world from the one I live in. ( )
  Eye_Gee | May 8, 2017 |
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To the girl in the pink sari
with the rainbow trim.
She stood in front of
the bright blue cage.
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I have a break now.
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A haunting yet astonishingly hopeful story of a young Indian prostitute who uses writing and imagination to transcend her reality. An unforgettable, deeply affecting tribute to the powers of imagination and the resilience of childhood, THE BLUE NOTEBOOK tells the story of Batuk, a precocious 15-year-old girl from rural India who was sold into sexual slavery by her father when she was nine.

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Batuk er ung indversk stúlka sem ætti að vera að leika sér, læra og feta fyrstu skrefin út í lífið. Í stað þess er hún lokuð inni í nöturlegu búri í fátækrahverfi í Mumbai þar sem hún er neydd til að uppfylla kynlífsþarfir ókunnugra karla. Batuk spinnur upp ævintýri um silfureyga hlébarða í bláu minnisbókina sína um leið og hún segir frá botnlausri grimmd, niðurlægingu og örvæntingu með rödd barnsins sem hefur glatað sakleysi sínu.Bláa minnisbókin er áhrifamikil saga af fórnarlömbum barnamisnotkunar, saga sem nístir hjartað en vegsamar jafnframt vonina og máttinn sem býr í orðunum. Höfundurinn er læknir sem kynntist hlutskipti indverskra götubarna þegar hann var við störf í Mumbai. Sagan er skáldverk en byggir á reynslu Levine, skýrslum hans og rannsóknum.
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