Comments on: We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda by Philip Gourevitch

By: Natasha Maw

Natasha Maw — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:05:59 +0000

Jay – Overall, I do think the book is an excellent resource to the background of the Rwanda genocide and I would recommend it. As a personal reaction, I suppose I was expecting more human stories which were difficult to be emotionally involved in due to political nature of the book. I normally read memoirs and as one who only occasionally reads non-fiction books of this nature, I suppose my reaction is more of a lack of ability from the reader and not the author. But that said, I did have a difficult time getting into the writing style. But that doesn’t mean others wouldn’t, like yourself. There are so few books out there on this topic that I applaud them all.

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:02:29 +0000

Hm, I really disagree with the post’s assessment of the author’s writing. I thought it was excellent. Some of the descriptions and turns of phrase were really unexpected and fresh, and he didn’t overdramatize what was an incredibly tragic story. I also appreciated how complex the background was on Rwanda, economically, politically, and culturally. Just an outstanding book on a difficult topic, well-written and engaging. Loved it.

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By: Natasha Maw

Natasha Maw — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:21:47 +0000

Stephanie – I believe that there is a more to this book than just a description of the genocide. It’s the power of forgiveness, the power of faith, the belief in a higher God and purpose, and the belief that if you visualize something that you really want to do then nothing can stop you. You can realize your dreams.

By: stephanie

stephanie — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:34:48 +0000

I did found the book hard to read and this not because of the style of the author, it was more because of the atrocities i read about. yet what bothers me with this book is that it doesn’t seem to have an other topic thanto describe the genocide.IT must have another topic, something more subtle, just can’t figure out what… and as for the IDN or FB something, i got so confused that i didn’t know who was the good guy and who was the bad guy. It seems to me that everyone was at fault

By: Flora

Flora — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:45:35 +0000

I had to read this book over the summer, and although it did take me a while to get through I am very glad that I did. It was a real eyeopener to see first hand accounts of what happened in Rwanda. I knew about this genocide before but this really helped me to understand everything (as well as any teenager can ever really understand anyway). It was especially interesting to know that it happened in April of 1994, the month and year I was born.

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By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:30:06 +0000

Actually, I think I’ll like this one – I can’t usually deal with the horror/sadness/”personalness” of crises like this. I need the distance that this book seems to offer. Thanks for the great review.

By: S. Krishna

S. Krishna — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:03:59 +0000

I read this book in college and thought it was beautiful. Great review – this is one of those books people need to read.

By: Ginger

Ginger — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:47:33 +0000

omigosh. wow. i heard about that book. haven’t read it though. oh! and last year in school we watched Hotel Rwanda as a freshman and it was awful what they went through! oh. wow. and i wanted to cry my eyes out but all they did was water. it was so horrible what happened. but yes. i see what you mean by the more we know the less ignorant we are. that i completely agree with. btw. nice review. =]