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shannon97's review against another edition
5.0
“Mama, I wasn’t there to cover your body, and all I have left is words - words in a language you didn’t understand - to do as you asked. And I’m all alone with my feeble words, and on the pages of my notebook, over and over, my sentences weave a shroud for your missing body.”
This book is a beautiful, loving tribute to the author’s mother, the Tutsi people and the traditions and way of life that exile and genocide tried so hard to erase. Mukasonga describes the way her mother - and so many other Tutsi women - worked so hard to hold together a community exiled from their home and facing an ever-present threat of violence. Her prose is both heartbreaking and beautiful.
This book is a beautiful, loving tribute to the author’s mother, the Tutsi people and the traditions and way of life that exile and genocide tried so hard to erase. Mukasonga describes the way her mother - and so many other Tutsi women - worked so hard to hold together a community exiled from their home and facing an ever-present threat of violence. Her prose is both heartbreaking and beautiful.
anushka_adishka_diaries's review against another edition
4.0
3.5⭐ rounded to 4⭐
“But this time solidarity and pity were stronger than tradition.”
“But this time solidarity and pity were stronger than tradition.”
catandherbooks's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Minor: Blood and Rape
livsliterarynook's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape and Genocide
melinaroy's review against another edition
3.0
En väldigt stark skildring av i synnerhet kvinnorna (som var tutsi) i Rwanda under inbördeskriget. Vi läser om levnadssätt före kriget och hur dessa anpassades när de levde i landsflykt och tvingades lämna sina hem. En sida av historian jag aldrig fått ta del av förut. Jag tyckte nog att den var liiite tråkig men ändå läsvärd.
candelibri's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.5