Left to Tell - The True Story of a Survivor of the Rwandan Holocaust

[Shin]

I finally picked up this book to read the other day, and found it quite moving.

Has anyone else read it?

I'll recommend it as a gift book to non-Catholics, or lapsed Catholics by Catholics now.. Because it's not a dull book, nor a book you feel tempted to put down..

And the survivor was there, she was there packed in a tiny hidden room while killers ran around with hatchets butchering people and calling out her name as they hunted for her.. and she prayed the rosary.

I am curious enough now to try out her other books as time allows. Normally I don't read the more popular books out there, I must admit, I like to go for old and reliable. But it's the popular books that people read more often when you give them gifts, so it's always good to find a good gift to give out there.

I did not care for Dyer's introduction to the book, but it was not so bad I would not give it as a gift -- otherwise it was a very good read once Immaculee began writing for herself.

[Patricia]

Yes, a book that grips you to the end. It will definitely be more appreciated by Catholics. Dyer is a secular person and  has unwittingly propagated the Holy Rosary and the Catholic faith by giving Immaculee a platform to speak  about the horrors of the genocide and her survival. Immaculee tells her story  in a simple and candid manner. She doesn't hide her Roman Catholic faith and speaks about her faith in a matter-of-fact manner. Her pure faith shines through!

[Brigid]

Yes, a book that grips you to the end. It will definitely be more appreciated by Catholics. Dyer is a secular person and  has unwittingly propagated the Holy Rosary and the Catholic faith by giving Immaculee a platform to speak  about the horrors of the genocide and her survival. Immaculee tells her story  in a simple and candid manner. She doesn't hide her Roman Catholic faith and speaks about her faith in a matter-of-fact manner. Her pure faith shines through!

From what I've seen of Dyer, his theories seem to be either out of common sense or totally goofy. However since he gave Immaculee this platform (and he's definitely a very intelligent man - may be a problem there) I think this shows that there may be hope for him after all. He verbalizes other "stuff", but in his heart and mind something else may be occurring. And he does have a huge following with people who listen to his every word. I think we need to pray for him.