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Liked It2 of 2 members found this review helpful “For the first time in my life I feel as if a book has impacted my life and thrown me into a considerable amount of mental turmoil. Romeo Dallaire lays out the challenges and disasters of UNAMIR's mission in Rwanda in a way that only a witness can. It shook my resolve that the UN was a good and...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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1 of 1 members found this review helpful“ Shake Hands With The Devil:The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda LtGen Romeo Dallaire
Tenia F wrote this review Monday, December 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
5 stars
I have read alot about the genocide in Rwanda, and alot of them have been about the survivors but never from a person in charge of the UN Assistance Mission. Romeo Dallaire, a Canadian Lt. Gen, spent a year in Rwanda, a year he won't forget. He had no military authority to step forward and prevent the genocide, and he was being ordered just to give humanitarian aid. He fought the whole entire year to get troops in there, but was denied and fought. A very emotional book.
”“Very good story, and makes you realize how fortunate we as Americans are, But the first half of the book is really boring and detailed info about the author.”
Amy G wrote this review Sunday, December 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“really like it!”
manu l wrote this review Sunday, December 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A book that will stay with you, very informative and well written.”
Book Rat wrote this review Sunday, November 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Brilliant!!! This book is a must for anyone wishing to banish ignorance from this world. How did this ever happen?”
Jackie wrote this review Wednesday, September 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No2 of 2 members found this review helpful“For the first time in my life I feel as if a book has impacted my life and thrown me into a considerable amount of mental turmoil. Romeo Dallaire lays out the challenges and disasters of UNAMIR's mission in Rwanda in a way that only a witness can. It shook my resolve that the UN was a good and useful institution and made me question both the media and the government's role in disaster relief. I must admit that it was rough going through the beginning of the book as I sorted out the various names, abbreviations and places. The map and glossary were indispensable in understanding exactly what Dallaire was describing. I was pleased to find that though examples were given of the atrocities, he chose not to go into extended descriptions of the massacres. In my eyes, Dallaire is a hero; both for enduring those horrifying months and reliving it while writing this book.”
Vyrubova wrote this review Monday, August 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A very hard read but one that I think everyone should read. It details what happened from General Dallaire's point of view in Rwanda during the genocide.”
Michelle S wrote this review Monday, August 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Interesting, but very slow in the middle with the all the history.”
Karen K wrote this review Tuesday, July 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Really interesting and shocking. That the world just stood back and let this happen..basically because no one cared about a small African country. It is amzing how Dallaire persevered when everything was going against him. One problem with the bokk is that he uses so many acronyms that you end up being a bit confused at times.”
Bruce H wrote this review Tuesday, June 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“An authentic (for obvious reasons) book which helped me a lot to understand not just Rwanda's problem but also similar current problems in Africa, and detailed the Western apathy.
Chandrashekar Gangaraju wrote this review Friday, June 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
A deeply spiritual narrative, a bit difficult to decide it is a book that you can continue reading the beginning - but a worthwhile experience.
There is DVD by the same name, and movie Hotel Rwanda will make more sense if one has read this. ”
