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A review by mschelseawood
How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child by Abigail Pesta, Sandra Uwiringiyimana
5.0
I'm so glad I chose this book to read for a non-fiction assignment for my class. I'm not a big fan of non-fiction unless it is a memoir because I like hearing other people's stories and the one Sandra shares is heartbreaking and inspiring, it's tragic and beautiful. I like the way she talks us through her feelings and every choice she's made up to this point in her life.
Some people in reviews have commented on the writing and how they don't think it's the best and honestly when it comes to memoirs I don't think it has to be a piece of literary art. We get enough of that in fiction. When I'm reading a memoir I want to feel like that person is talking to me, not just feel like I'm reading something, and that's how I felt reading this. I felt like Sandra was telling me about her life and it was easy to read and understand where she was coming from. Also, she's in her twenties and her focus isn't literature, it's activism and education and that's exactly what I got out of her book. We can argue until we're blue in the face over editing but sometimes "book people" can get a little *too* caught up in the fact that a book isn't perfect per their standards and it's a little dramatic.
I think everyone should read this, especially the second half where she talks about the microaggressions and racism she experienced after coming to America.
Some people in reviews have commented on the writing and how they don't think it's the best and honestly when it comes to memoirs I don't think it has to be a piece of literary art. We get enough of that in fiction. When I'm reading a memoir I want to feel like that person is talking to me, not just feel like I'm reading something, and that's how I felt reading this. I felt like Sandra was telling me about her life and it was easy to read and understand where she was coming from. Also, she's in her twenties and her focus isn't literature, it's activism and education and that's exactly what I got out of her book. We can argue until we're blue in the face over editing but sometimes "book people" can get a little *too* caught up in the fact that a book isn't perfect per their standards and it's a little dramatic.
I think everyone should read this, especially the second half where she talks about the microaggressions and racism she experienced after coming to America.