Harriet B. reviewed on 12/28/2011 + 6 more book reviews

This is a good story to get a feel for the plight of native americans and conflicts with the Guatemalan military. Menchu describes atrocities against her people and including the murder of her family and how she found her way into the role of a leader for the rights of her people.

I only gave it three stars because after reading it I found out about the controversy surrounding it. Some say she lied about aspects of her life, and she admitted some things have been changed, but I look at this book from the point of view as someone looking at the wider cultural testimony. She was speaking to tell the story of her people, and many horrible atrocities did occur to her and her people, and in the end it is an informative striking book that makes you realize just how terrible this period in history was for the indigenous people of Guatemala.

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