Reviews tagging 'Racism'
Gostaríamos de informá-lo de que amanhã seremos mortos com nossas famílias, by Philip Gourevitch
4 reviews
hughesie's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Genocide, War, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Murder, Grief, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, and Racism
Minor: Animal death, Car accident, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
eggshells29's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.75
Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, Rape, Racism, War, Sexual violence, Murder, Xenophobia, and Torture
piabo's review against another edition
4.0
After living in Rwanda for more than a year (over the span of 4 years), visiting the genocide memorial in Kigali, attending Kwibuka, listening to a genocide podcast, and reading two books about the genocide, I thought there is not much more I can learn. Especially not from a book written by some white dude from the US.
But I was wrong.
This book is actually great. It does not only talk about the genocide itself but situates in well into its context of its time. Not just before, but also in the years after 1994.
I think the author did a good job. Really.
What I found especially interesting was the attempt to humanize the events during and around the genocide. The killings were not an abstract thing, they really happened. And the people of Rwanda are real people. Just like you and me. It is very important to never forget that.
But I was wrong.
This book is actually great. It does not only talk about the genocide itself but situates in well into its context of its time. Not just before, but also in the years after 1994.
I think the author did a good job. Really.
What I found especially interesting was the attempt to humanize the events during and around the genocide. The killings were not an abstract thing, they really happened. And the people of Rwanda are real people. Just like you and me. It is very important to never forget that.
Graphic: Genocide, Murder, and Racism
Moderate: War, Violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Rape
Minor: Colonisation
katie_biggs7's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Graphic: Genocide and Murder
Moderate: Rape, Violence, Torture, Racism, Police brutality, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Colonisation
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