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Kathleen
Oct 20, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Oprah as always in my opinion selects sad books and this is one of them. Today's Africa in Kenya, Rawanda, Nigeria. This book was what I expected more sad stories of how life is in Africa. There are four different heart wrenching, crushing short story's. If you are the type of person to get sad very easily then do not read this. If you want to face the world head on and understand what is happening in this world then read this book. At times I has so much sorrow and was sick in the heart from wh ...more
Lesley
Apr 30, 2010 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
I had a lot of trouble reading this book... there were just too many words I didn't know, too many times I couldn't understand what the characters were saying, and finally, it is just too horribly sad for words to explain ...more
Lisa
Sep 29, 2009 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
Julie
Nov 29, 2009 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Wana
Jul 05, 2010 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Jan
Sep 03, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition