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How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child by Sandra Uwiringiyimana, Abigail Pesta

4 reviews

reflectiverambling_nalana's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

Wow. Just wow. Such a strong person, voice, and series of experiences. I loved how this balanced its focus between experiences, those of trauma, love, sacrifice, self care, family, society, and everything in between. From the summary it is easy to be prepared for the issues that come from  being a war refugee. What stuck with me more was the unique perspective of someone being part of and outside of so many of the things that happened to her, how she existed in and out of so many spaces in the moments she was there. This includes all of the issues after immigration as well, of how her position in her family was shifting the same time it was in society, and how she balanced life socially and privately. Very poignant. Very brave. There is simply no way this could not do as she hopes in her afterword. I can easily see this empowering others to tell their own narratives of their experiences. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, War, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Hate crime, Blood, and Gun violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Genocide, Rape, Medical content, Racial slurs, Racism, Kidnapping, and Bullying

brookey8888's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

4.0

This was really good! I really didn’t know anything about this so I’m glad I got to know more. She is such a strong woman with a strong family. It was also interesting to hear about the different culture shocks they went through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Mass/school shootings, Racism, Rape, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, War, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Child death

clayby's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

 How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child is the unsettling and inspirational account of Sandra Uwiringiyimana's early life, detailing her past in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and later the difficulties she and her family faced as refugees in the United States.

Through Sandra's own experiences, How Dare the Sun Rise also teaches about important topics such as race, privilege, depression/mental health, activism, war, and so on. I believe it would be a great read for middle/high-schoolers because of this, as some of the other reviewers have stated.

"Don't let your silence be another person's death. Fighting for each other is the only way we all win."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, War, and Genocide

Moderate: Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, and Bullying

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Rape

kimiwriter's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Another biography. This one is Sandra Uwiringiyimana telling her story of surviving a massacre as a child and eventually moving to the United States and her discovery of her own voice as well as the struggles of minorities and the importance of finding healing. This is a very good, emotional read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual assault, Rape, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pedophilia