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A review by shaniquekee
The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After by Clemantine Wamariya
5.0
Every human life is equally valuable. Each person's story is vital. This is just one.
What a memoir! Clemantine tells her story unapologetically, as it is. She does not try to make heroes or villains out of herself or anyone: people are people, capable of good and terrible evil, of compassion and pain. That she survived every step of the way is a remarkable indicator of her fortitude and persistence. Her story is a hard one, but it needs to be told, to be heard, not as the voice of the Rwandan genocide, but as a single voice among the millions of voices of those affected and afflicted by the violence.
What a memoir! Clemantine tells her story unapologetically, as it is. She does not try to make heroes or villains out of herself or anyone: people are people, capable of good and terrible evil, of compassion and pain. That she survived every step of the way is a remarkable indicator of her fortitude and persistence. Her story is a hard one, but it needs to be told, to be heard, not as the voice of the Rwandan genocide, but as a single voice among the millions of voices of those affected and afflicted by the violence.