A review by xxstefaniereadsxx
Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immaculée Ilibagiza, Steve Erwin

dark reflective tense medium-paced

3.0

 This book was heart wrenching. I cannot fathom how it is possible for genocide to continue in this day and age. The world has become more modern, but it has certainly not become more civilized. Nearly a million people in Rwanda were murdered, mostly by being hacked up with machetes. They were raped. They were beaten. They were discriminated against. They had their property stolen, their jobs taken away. It was truly disgusting behavior. This is the personal account of one such Rwandan woman, whose family was murdered during the genocide. She and a few other women managed to hide out in the bathroom of a sympathetic pastor. During this time, she came to know God and decided to forgive the people who had caused her so much pain. I hate to say I liked a book with this subject matter, but it was a good read. I found it very informative on the subject of the Rwandan genocide. I know a lot of people hate the books that have to do with religion, but it didn't bother me at all.