Not On Our Watch

Not On Our Watch is a non-fiction is a book written by Don Cheadle and John Prendergast. This book is great for a number of reasons, if you skip past the preface it goes right into the action. Prendergast along with Cheadle visit Sudan and the camps in Chad. It gives detailed account's of what is really going on in the Sudanese region of Darfur. For example when they speak about the their first experience in the region and what the discover, they come across a pile of dead bodies all executed by the janjaweed. I mean, it’s sad to hear and read about these events but that’s what’s really going on at this very moment and this is why it is important to try and stop the genocide from further destruction . This book is great because it also outlines things that you can do to help prevent the genocide, such as raising awareness through spreading the word, writing to your local news station, and also plenty of other things. Though, this book has a lot of facts and may seem dry at some points it could only further my knowledge on a subject that is unknown to a lot of people.