This book was shocking in more ways than one. The behavior and torture carried out against the prisoners were horrifying, and the redactions made by the U.S. government were completely absurd in many places. Something else that I found shocking was how Mohamedou Ould Slahi, after having endured severe torture for so many years without being charged with a single crime, was able to write so beautifully, humorously, and illustrating the humanity and kindness present in such a hellish place. This is one of the saddest, frustrating, but most essential reads of today.