I read this after reading the riveting "We wish to inform you..." book on the Rwandan genocide. While it provided an interesting, somehwat more intimate look at Rwandan culture and included a "personal" perspective, the overall writing hindered it's merit. Written not nearly as well as P.G.'s "We wish to inform" book, the author also liberally dosed the material with some religious perspective that I found demeaning to the impact of the tragedy. Too many "what is God thinking?" arguments for me.