Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

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

3 reviews

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

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

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