Reviews tagging 'Child death'

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

11 reviews

fexelli's review

challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, War, Violence, Murder, Racism, Gun violence, Child death, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

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

julierambaeck's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.5

Powerful and heartbreaking story about loss, finding yourself, expectations and belonging. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Death, and War

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Racism

gracemuelle's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring

5.0

this memoir was so eye opening and informative about the life of a refugee. sandra does a beautiful job conveying her life story and she has truly changed how i will view refugee and immigrant treatment in the US and abroad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Sexual violence, Child death, Colonisation, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, War, and Mental illness

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

ksuazo94's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Sexual assault, Violence, and Child death

Moderate: Racism and Police brutality

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

maple_dove's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

I've learned so much from this book. Thank you for telling your story Sandra Uwiringiyimana.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Gun violence, Pedophilia, and War

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, and Rape

Child marriage, Child soldiers, Sexual abuse

poetrynati's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I remember thinking: How dare the sun rise, as if it were any other day, after such a gruesome night.

Since I have been constantly going from bus to bus, subway to subway to commute for my new job, I've been having a growing interest on audiobooks. I picked this one out of curiosity, as it had been sitting on my TBR for a while, and I noticed it was narrated by Sandra herself. 

That was a great decision. While this book would have been an informative, inspiring journey by itself, having the author narrate her life to me in her own voice made everything much better. I felt like she was sitting by my side, telling me how the long years of her life went, how strong she had been, and how strong she wanted other women to be. 

I admire Sarah and her family deeply for standing strong and proud after the horrors of the war they went through. I know this book was her way to find her voice, to reach others, and I was deeply touched. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment and Child death

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