A review by audreysova
How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue

5.0

I loved this! I appreciated how it was told from multiple perspectives, how it addressed the impacts of American industry, power dynamics, remnants of colonialism, climate change, fighting for a different kind of freedom, and so much more. It's one of those fictional stories that could just as easily be ripped from the headlines...only there are rarely enough headlines capturing the devastation that unfolds. Thula was a beautiful character to center around, a woman who never gave up on the dream of freeing her town and her people--even when it was the path of most resistance.