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A review by piabo
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families: Stories from Rwanda by Philip Gourevitch
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Murder, and Racism
Moderate: War, Violence, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Rape
Minor: Colonisation