A review by ekb523
The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After by Clemantine Wamariya

5.0

I have read a couple of books about the genocide in Rwanda, but I have never read one with such a unique perspective into the refugee experience. Clemantine allows you to enter into her inner thoughts and experiences and reading this book felt like an intimate experience. I feel like I'm leaving this book having a far more nuanced understanding of the mental/emotional refugee experience and how that impacts the way she (and other refugees) perceive and interact with the world.