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well_read_unicorn's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Colonisation
Moderate: Death
Minor: Rape and Antisemitism
katiewhocanread's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Graphic: Xenophobia
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, and Rape
amaezinggeorge's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Genocide, Racism, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Rape
my_plant_library'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, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexism
liesbethvv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I enjoyed the narrative trick of each of the girls and their teachers representing a different fraction of the historically built conflict and learning about Rwandan history without it taking the center stage. The characters could have some more depth though, I would have loved a longer book or less characters.
Graphic: Genocide, Racism, Rape, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Sexism and Violence
Minor: Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Toxic friendship
curatoriallyyours's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Colonisation
bmun's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Pregnancy
morebedsidebooks's review
4.0
Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Rape and Torture
Discrimination is a large theme, and the book also contains passages involving drugging and maternal mortality.