Beautifully written and easy to understand. will teach you everything you need to know. " If you want to know about the Rwandan genocide, this book along with Philip Gourevitch's We Wish To Inform You. Completely compelling and I couldn't put it down! " - Ninny,
Interesting though to see how big of a role the media played in what had happened " - Katie, Really a heart wrenching story said it's not just that, a story. " The end was the best when he discusses more of the nature of humankind liked that part. The story is even more moving and courageous on paper " - Kimberly, " I read this book after watching Hotel Rwanda. It was great to hear his experiences during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Rusesabagina at a book signing he had at BYU after he gave a forum here.
You learn more than you thought you would about the genocide that took place in Rwanda and about the power of human communication. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.This book offers an amazing story told by the man who lived it." The end offers some poignant ruminations and an examination of evil that carries a lot of weight because of the writer's personal experiences. While Rusesabagina isn't the most literary writer I've read, his account of the horrors of the Rwandan genocide is honest and straightforward. I don't think the film did justice to the story, so I got the book in the hopes that I would be able to get the story in a more appealing way. I thought the film "Hotel Rwanda" told a great story, but it didn't tell it well. "I got exactly what I wanted from this book. In An Ordinary Man, he tells the story of his childhood, retraces his accidental path to heroism, revisits the 100 days in which he was the only thing standing between his “guests” and a hideous death, and recounts his subsequent life as a refugee and activist. As Rwanda was thrown into chaos during the 1994 genocide, Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, turned the luxurious Hotel Milles Collines into a refuge for more than 1,200 Tutsi and moderate Hutu refugees, while fending off their would-be killers with a combination of diplomacy and deception. Readers who were moved and horrified by Hotel Rwanda will respond even more intensely to Paul Rusesabagina’s unforgettable autobiography. A remarkable account of the amazing life story of the man who inspired the film Hotel Rwanda
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