Comments on: A New Series: Book Recommendations about Genocide

By: C. L.

C. L. — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:54:12 +0000

I would also like to recommend Sarabande by Marcus Fedder. It’s a relatively new novel, a fantastic read, and it offers and interesting perspective on genocide and the dilemmas of war.

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Devourer of Books » Blog Archive » A Very Important Contest — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:01:46 +0000

[...] Natasha has become very passionate about getting the word out about genocide in general, and the genocide in Darfur in particular. In order to MAKE people read the often [...]

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A Look at Genocide, Part 3: Rwanda Book Recommendations — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:03:26 +0000

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By: Natasha Maw

Natasha Maw — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:25:21 +0000

Myrthe – I’ll be emailing you soon. I actually could use a little help with my Armenian unit. I’m glad that you’ll like the series. It’s one that I almost feel like I’m doing for myself, more than anything.

By: Myrthe

Myrthe — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:32:37 +0000

Sorry, Natasha: I meant to leave my email-address in my previous comment, but I hit Submit too soon. It is armenianodar [at] yahoo [dot] com.

By: Myrthe

Myrthe — Thu, 29 May 2008 09:11:02 +0000

Thank you for doing this, Natasha! I am certainly going to bookmark your posts and use the lists for guiding. Uh, yes, I do read books about genocide from time to time. Partly because genocide is such a large part of the history of Armenia, the country I am now living in (I am not Armenian, though), but also in large part because I am an International Law and Human Rights specialist by profession and find International Criminal Law about Crimes against Humanity (Genocide is one of them) a very interesting part of International Law.

I read Samantha Powers’ book a few years ago and found it very interesting and very readable. I will have to look into the other books you mentioned.

If you want any help compiling your lists, do drop me an email.

By: Natasha Maw

Natasha Maw — Wed, 28 May 2008 04:49:12 +0000

Chica – That’s the one I thought sounded interesting. I’ll go read it right now.

Nymeth – The Rwanda one that you are probably thinking about is called Left To Tell: Discovering God amidst the Rwandan Genocide. I read it as well and it’s one that has impacted me greatly. I’ll look into the Congo and Native Americans. Thanks for the suggestions.

Rebecca – It is depressing. My mother-in-law won’t read any of these types of books as well. She can’t stand to read depressing stuff. For some odd, sick reason I find all of it fascinating and the stories are amazing. It’s a big downer though, I don’t know why I keep doing it to myself.

Laura – I’ve heard of that one before. Books like these make a large impact on us, for sure.

By: Laura H

Laura H — Tue, 27 May 2008 04:08:01 +0000

I just finished “i will plant you a lilac tree” I was so upset my husband made me promise no more holocaust books for a while. I will be reading what you have to say about them.

By: Rebecca Reid

Rebecca Reid — Sun, 25 May 2008 23:43:31 +0000

It is a horrible word. I can’t anticipate reading any of these books because they do sound depressing, but I would like to hear about them because I know the issue is real. I can’t live in the dark.

By: Nymeth

Nymeth — Sun, 25 May 2008 15:43:27 +0000

This is brave of you, Natasha. I look forward to all your reviews and recommendations. I’m not sure if I could deal with a bunch of books about genocide right now, but ignoring the issue doesn’t make it go away, and I’d like to read some more about it in the future. Especially about the overlooked cases.

Debi reviewed a book about Rwanda last year that sounds like a must read. And not too long ago Eva posted about King Leopold’s Ghost, a book about the atrocities in the Belgian Congo. That too sounds like a must read.

A form of genocide that is sometimes overlooked is that of Natives in the New World. Unfortunately I can’t recommend any books on the subject, but if you do find some, I’d love to hear about them.