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The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After by Clemantine Wamariya
2 reviews
leahb88's review
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
4.5
What a beautifully written, emotional story. Definitely be prepared for some tears or heartache. This memoir has themes of family, identity, survival, healing, (not) forgiving, and personal and collective history. Definitely recommend it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Violence, Gun violence, Genocide, Racism, Grief, and Colonisation
sarah984's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
In a lot of ways this memoir is about being displaced, especially the dehumanization involved in being a refugee. The author does a great job of describing the feelings associated with trying to survive their situation and turns an unflinching eye on the way that this childhood experience still affects her life as an adult.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, Excrement, Blood, Gun violence, Rape, Slavery, Trafficking, and Vomit
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