Left To Tell

This unbelievable story captures the emotions of the Rwandan genocide. The author of the book succeeds in relating her story by using her personal experience of the genocide. Her experiences are about everyday life such as school work, family, and boys. She is just an everyday human being who is about to experience a nightmare--the genocide.

  Each evening as I read this book I found myself having trouble putting it down. I wanted to read more and more. Knowing what happened next consumed my mind.  Where this book doesn't focus on the politics or the whole reason why the genocide happened, it really captures what happened to the "everyday" Rwandan. This book really changed my perspective that even the best of people can do stupid things if they put themselves in a wrong situation. It also helped me understand that even in such tragic times there will always be good human beings to fight the evil of the world. This book highlights those individuals who help hide and protect the targeted Rwandans.

One last element of the book is the author’s hope in God. This hope is what sustained her through the genocide and helped her learn to forgive. Whether you believe in God or not her belief in God is very thought provoking and character building. Her beliefs and ideas can help change anyone in a positive way by giving them hope for the future. If a person  needs a boost, or a book that will help them appreciate life, I would highly recommend LEFT TO TELL. This is not an easy book to read; in fact it is very difficult to get through each page because of the high emotion and detail given by the author. However, I would not hesitate in saying that it will change whoever reads it. It helped change me in the understanding of hope and forgiveness. By speaking about her personal experience I believe it can help anyone who is looking for a change in life.