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alyssatuininga's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
mpanac's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
clianthus's review against another edition
4.0
This is a well written book. Generally I don't read memoirs, but picked this up on recommendation from a friend. I'm so glad a read it as it offers an insight into the world so many of us are sheltered from.
mollyisfullybooked's review against another edition
5.0
Moving, haunting, devastating, and beautiful. Incredible story.
aldomadour's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
2.5
This is a touching book. You will come away with a nuanced appreciation for the struggles and flight of a refugee.
csmaddox's review against another edition
5.0
10 million stars. A powerful example of why stories should be told by own voices.
bookybrookey's review against another edition
5.0
Above all I value Clemantine’s honesty throughout this book. She wasn’t afraid to show how angry she was at the world, at God, at the people around her and didn’t even try to make things out as if there was a happily ever after. I also gained good insight into the mind of someone who needed help but didn’t necessarily always want it and how patronising generous people can be. As someone who has a ‘save the world, help the people’ mantra going on, I was able to see that the world doesn’t always need more white people putting our noses into other peoples problems and suggesting if they just did it our way everything would be fine. After all, the author shows that the Rwandan genocide stemmed from the mess white people made during colonisation. The writing style was also very fluid but I suggest avoiding time gaps in reading because the story is not told in order and when I put the book down I sometimes got confused with where she was or had just been and what was happening now. Overall an excellent read.
adventuremama08's review against another edition
5.0
4.5.... it makes complete sense when the author compares her experience/feelings from the Rwandan genocide to Elie Wiesel’s Night about the Holocaust. How do we keep doing this to each other as human beings? Such a hard tale, but so glad to have the chance to read her story, and learn more about Rwanda’s recent past.