The Armenian genocide is a story that needed to be told, and Chris Bohjalian has done it in a way that will remain in readers\\\' minds for a long time. Some members found the novel a bit confusing because of the constant switching back and forth between the present and the past, but overall we deemed it worthwhile to read. The graphic depiction of man\\\'s inhumanity to man was offset by the good- heartedness of other characters.