by Philip Gourevitch
Early in the book Gourevitch addresses the reader: "Perhaps, in examining this extremity with me, you hope for some understanding, some insight, some flicker of self-knowledge - a moral, or a lesson, or a clue about how to behave in this world: some such information. I don't discount the possibil...
I'm really glad I read this book after reading "Killing Pablo" by Mark Bowden. This account of the genocide in Rwanda was everything I wanted it to be. It gave a concise, relevant history of Rwanda which explained how the various factions arose and the Hutu Power party was able to exploit the mass...
I thought it would be better. The book is badly written and edited, the author had not enough sources - i don't know if he interviewed the right people. And the most important- it is too self centered. I wanted an objective insight into true account, instead I received fixed opinions of author. It w...
I hate to say I had no idea this had gone on until I read the book when it first hit paperback. Wonderful book about an absolutely horrendous event. At the time I wondered why this hadn't been all over the news but it is a book about dark-skinned people in another continent so why should americans...
I hate to say I had no idea this had gone on until I read the book when it first hit paperback. Wonderful book about an absolutely horrendous event. At the time I wondered why this hadn't been all over the news but it is a book about dark-skinned people in another continent so why should americans...
Obligatory reading for all. We must wake up and start learning from history. At least read the book and try to understand what happened. Determining how many stars to give is impossible - I certainly did not "really like" the book!
Dull. Blah. Boring. Couldn't finish it.I was expecting this to be written sortof like a memoir, though I realize that the author didn't live through the actual massacre. But it's just facts and jumps all over the place - I can't keep track of who is who and what is going on. I'm probably 50 pages in...
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