elaineandrade_'s review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
5.0
stefan_lennemyr's review against another edition
emotional
informative
medium-paced
4.5
An auto biography that starts in an innocent tone but proceeds inescapable towards despair and inexplicable horror.
The frame around the later part of the telling works well so both the language and form upholds the story as well as the telling.
The frame around the later part of the telling works well so both the language and form upholds the story as well as the telling.
ivassavi's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.75
gabrielavmarques's review against another edition
4.0
Baratas é um dos livros mais marcantes, mais cheios de dor que já li. A narração de Mukasonga consegue sem muita pompa e esforço te colocar no meio do interior de Ruanda e te imerge nas preocupações da vila, das mais mundanas às da violência extrema e traumas sofridos.
lidia710's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Grief, Child death, Death of parent, Genocide, Torture, and Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation
Minor: Alcohol