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Thursday, June 20, 2019

Read The World - Rwanda - We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families

Book: We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families
Author: Philip Gourevitch
Pages: 356
Book takes place in the country: YES
Author is from the country: NO
I have visited: NO


This is my 78th read for the year

I did listen to this one, and I think that was a mistake.  The person who read the book was REALLY boring.  I had to really concentrate to focus on this non-fiction book.


This book actually has a lot of recurring theme from "The Voice in My Heart" (reviewed yesterday).  The Rwandan government in 1994 called for all the Hutus to hunt down and kill all the Tutsis.  In the end some 800,000 Tutsi were killed in 100 days.  The author covers the time from 1994-1998 while Rwanda struggles to recover.  The author spoke to both victims and people who committed genocide in this book and does a good job getting both sides of the story.  He also spoke to military leaders and clergy.  

This is a pretty good book. I should have read it instead of listened to it, and I think I would have more to say about it.  The content was good and I was glad to hear the stories of these people who were involved in such a horrific event.

I would say this is a book you should take a look at and read.  The stories are worth knowing.

Stars: 3 1/2 




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