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alisha247 's review for:
Our Lady of the Nile
by Scholastique Mukasonga
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
there is a very simple and direct tone used here, which emphasises the horrors that were developing, contrasting innocence with cruelty. the girls in this novel are essentially a microcosm of the issues that were inflicting rwanda at the time, culminating in the events of the 1994 genocide. the book discusses the themes and long-lasting effects of colonialism very well, along with the prominent role the catholic church played in this process, highlighting how the divisions and statuses created by european colonists were the root of such violence. a really difficult book to digest as the readers are constantly aware of how this story of rwanda ultimately ends, but also an important one.