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fuzzyhebrew's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I always enjoy books written by adults but told through the lens of a child, and this was no exception. I thought the writing was simple but beautiful and the characters were fleshed out enough to care about them. My only complaint is that I felt the book could have spent some time talking about the adjustment of the main character after fleeing Burundi. But maybe that's another book in the making.
Graphic: Murder
paperquilt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Gun violence, Colonisation, Death, Racism, Physical abuse, War, Genocide, Murder, Blood, Grief, Violence, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail
anansi_girrl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Hate crime, Child death, Death, Torture, Xenophobia, War, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Racism, Violence, Alcohol, Genocide, Gun violence, and Mental illness
crazytourists_books's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
Only I was safe in Athens, Greece, getting fragments of the news (no internet back then), and the protagonist of the book was there, in the middle of the "storm".
It is a simply written yet interesting book. The perspective of a young child, of the war and the genocide, might be more naive than that of an adult, but it can be equally heartbreaking.
My daughter is now ten, and I can't even imagine her reading about events like that, forget living them. I think I'll give her this book in a couple of years...
(If you are interested in the Rwandan civil war and genocide, I would strongly recommend the memoir of a survivor, "The girl who smiled beads".)
Graphic: Hate crime, Animal cruelty, Death, Genocide, Bullying, Physical abuse, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, and War
bookynooknook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Xenophobia, Racism, Child abuse, and Genocide
lauradvb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Murder, and War
Moderate: Abandonment
krista_lm's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Murder and Genocide
clarisseep's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
this book was well written, though really slow at the beginning and took time to really get in the story
I’ve opened it and closed it a lot before the election, because it felt that slow, but after it I went on reading and finished it
I think that people should read this book, because of its history and weight on the then- and now-society
Moderate: Death, Child death, Death of parent, Murder, Genocide, War, Violence, Hate crime, and Grief
eglantinegt's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
readerwhoneverreads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Genocide, Murder, and Violence