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Julia's Book Club - Fundamentally

2025/6/11
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Kathy Lette: 我认为《Fundamentally》这本书以黑色幽默的方式，揭示了一个我从未接触过的难民营世界，虽然主题严肃，但却能让人在阅读过程中开怀大笑。我特别欣赏作者对人物的刻画，以及她敢于用喜剧的方式来探讨敏感话题的勇气。我认为幽默是一种有效的沟通工具，它能够解除读者的防御，从而更好地传递深刻的信息。我自己的写作也秉持着这种理念，我相信任何主题都可以用讽刺的眼光来审视，并用喜剧的方式来治愈。这本书让我对难民营的残酷现实有了更直观的了解，也让我对那些被妖魔化的“ISIS新娘”有了更人道的认识。我认为她们是受害者，应该得到改造，而不是被抛弃。总而言之，我认为《Fundamentally》是一部既深刻又有趣的作品，它能够让你在欢笑中思考，在思考中成长。 Julia Gillard: 我认为《Fundamentally》这本书以黑色幽默的方式探讨了一个严肃的话题，虽然有时会让人感到一丝不安，但总的来说，它是一部引人入胜的作品。我特别欣赏作者对人物的刻画，以及她对难民营生活的真实描写。我认为这本书能够让读者了解到一个他们可能从未接触过的世界，并对那些被卷入极端主义的女性产生同情。虽然这本书有时会有点退化成自助读物，但我仍然认为它是一部值得推荐的作品。我认为《Fundamentally》这本书在多个层面上都发挥着作用，它探讨了宗教、价值观以及个人身份认同等问题。我认为这本书能够引发读者对这些问题的思考，并对自己的生活产生新的认识。总而言之，我认为《Fundamentally》是一部既深刻又有趣的作品，它能够让你在欢笑中思考，在思考中成长。

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This chapter explores the dark humor in Nussaibah Younis' debut novel, Fundamentally. The discussion centers around the unexpected comedic elements within a serious context and how humor can be used to convey profound messages. The authors also discuss the importance of literature being both profound and pleasurable.
  • Dark humor in a serious context
  • Use of humor to convey a message
  • Importance of pleasurable literature

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In this month’s book club episode Julia Gillard and Kathy Lette discuss Fundamentally, by Nussaibah Younis. 

It’s the British author’s debut novel and it follows the story of Nadia Amin - an academic disowned by her mother and dumped by her long-term partner, who accepts a job with the United Nations in Iraq to rehabilitate ISIS women so their home countries will take them back.

While struggling to get the program off the ground amidst the opaque world of international aid, Nadia meets Sara, a fellow Londoner who was radicalised when she was just 15 years old.

Julia and Kathy delve into the book’s dark humour and complex characters, and its exploration of faith, identity and family.

Fundamentally is published by Orion, an imprint of Hachette Australia.

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