Journal Entry 1 by UlrikeW from Leipzig, Sachsen Germany on Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Recommended in a lecture

Bookring - participants:

Tori58 (US)
rebeccaljames (US > pref. US)
valerief (US > int'l)
shpriz1 (US > int'l)
lucy-lemon (UK > pref. UK/EU)
fifna (Netherl. > EU) 

Journal Entry 2 by UlrikeW at Shawano, Wisconsin USA on Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Released 3 yrs ago (3/20/2009 UTC) at Shawano, Wisconsin USA

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Sent to Tori58 

Journal Entry 3 by Tori58 from Shawano, Wisconsin USA on Sunday, May 10, 2009

Received this book last week. My apologies for not journaling sooner; I was having computer issues. Thanks for sending it to me: I have the movie based on this book and love it, so I'm very much looking forward to reading it. 

Journal Entry 4 by Tori58 at -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, Ohio USA on Saturday, July 25, 2009

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I enjoyed reading this. I see the movie is very faithful to the book, not surprising since Dallaire consulted on the movie as well. Sorry to have kept it so long; I had lots of required reading for some coursework this summer so it's been hard to stay on top of any other reading.

 

Journal Entry 5 by rebeccaljames from Cincinnati, Ohio USA on Saturday, August 01, 2009

I received this book today. I am looking forward to reading it. I will get to it as soon as I can and then pass it along to the next in line. Thank you for sharing. 

Journal Entry 6 by valerief from Forest Hills, New York USA on Sunday, January 31, 2010

Thanks for this! I have two ahead of it. Not sure from this list who I need to send it to next... 

Journal Entry 7 by valerief at sent to the next bookcrosser, Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, March 28, 2010

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While this book is a great account of the Rwanda genocide, I struggled with the description of the brutal events, hence why it took me so long to read. In addition, I would have liked to see a little bit more of an account of Dallaire's coping with what he witnessed and the effect on his family. I guess, tho, that a soldier wants to appear as stoic as he can.

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Off to shpriz1 

Journal Entry 8 by shpriz1 from Brooklyn, New York USA on Monday, April 05, 2010

This book arrived at a perfect time. I was just wondering what to read next :) Will start on it right away. 

Journal Entry 9 by shpriz1 from Brooklyn, New York USA on Wednesday, April 21, 2010

This wasn't an easy book to read. Not only because of its subject matter, but because of the writing style. I think even without the first chapter, where Romeo Dallaire is talking about his childhood and military carreer, you'd know what the book was writen my a military man. This book could have benefited from a better editor.
As far as the context of the book. It was really an eye-opener. I knew a lot about the genocide itself, I read the court documents from the Tribunal, I read survivors and witnesses testimonies, so none of that was new to me. But I never knew the inside workings of the UN itself and I was really glad that Dallaire spent so much time and effort describing the bureaucracy of the instition, the frustration of trying to get very simply and basic things done, the unwillingness of the "Big Powers" (without fear to name specific countries or even specific officials) to do the "right" thing. I do agree that this is a very important book. Not only because it talks about the genocide, but because it is also exposes UN and how things are set up there. I still believe in UN and what it stands for (call me naive, but I do), at the same time I see that the creation of UN created a huge bureaucratic monster that hinders everything UN stands for.
Reading this book just reaffirmed something I said to my friend a long time ago, when the news of Rwanda genocide first hit the media, I only hope that the next genocide (and unfortunatelly, we all know that it will happen sooner or later) will happen in a place that has a lot of natural resources or has some strategic importance. Because only then UN will come to help. Otherwise, it will be Rwanda all over again. (Darfur, anyone?)

Thank you UlrikeW for organizing this ring and for including me in it.
I already PM'd lucy-lemon and will mail the book as soon as I have her address.

UPDATE: Just got a message from lucy-lemon. She asked to be skipped. Will PM fifna for address next. 

Journal Entry 10 by shpriz1 at Brooklyn, New York USA on Sunday, April 25, 2010

Released 2 yrs ago (4/25/2010 UTC) at Brooklyn, New York USA

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Mailed to fifna 

Journal Entry 11 by Fifna from Voorburg, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Saturday, May 08, 2010

Arrived safely, thank you shpriz1!