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well_read_unicorn's review
challenging
dark
informative
tense
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Colonisation
Moderate: Death
Minor: Rape and Antisemitism
my_a's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
J'ai adoré la plume de ce livre! Direct, efficace, et elle a contribué aux scènes très visuels. Les descriptions du lycée l'ont rendu lui-meme un personnage principal.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Racism, Violence, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Colonisation
katiewhocanread's review
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Xenophobia
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, and Rape
liesbethvv's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- 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
A group of teenage girls in an elite catholic lyceum installed by the Belgian colonial regime in Rwanda try to juggle their aim to become Rwandese elite, just being teenage girls and the complicated racial and tribal tensions some 15 years before the height of the Rwanda genocide.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Racism, Rape, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Sexism and Violence
Minor: Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Toxic friendship
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