In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills | 
pickRachel, the main character, searches for her father who walked out on her and her mother when she was young, landing her in #Rwanda a few years after the Hutus committed genocide against the Tutsi. During her stay there she learns the impact of the slaughter on families on both sides of the conflict. I struggled with this book but I‘m struggling to understand why. It‘s well-written and gives a lot of insight into what happened. ⬇️
Texreader It‘s told from the perspective of some Americans who have found their way into this particular place. They are meant to be sympathetic. But compared to the Tutsi survivors, I just don‘t have much pity for their first-world problems. I get it, they are genuine issues such as a father walking out on a family, miscarriage, adoption, etc. But it just doesn‘t compare to the character whose family was murdered and she was brutalized. #readingAfrica2022 (edited) 3y
Texreader I just read the reviews on LibraryThing and most praise this book. But I agree with this reviewer who gave it 2 stars: “There are far too few novels about what happened in Rwanda published here, so any attempt is to be lauded, but I'm waiting for the book that puts the focus on the country and its citizens, rather than on the problems of a comfortable Westerner.” I did give it more stars because it is well-written. I gave it 3-1/2 stars. (edited) 3y
Texreader The audiobook is free to Audible members. 3y
BarbaraBB Excellent review, I understand your problem and would probably feel the same 3y
Librarybelle I think that is a fair assessment of the book 3y
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