12 member(s) found this review helpful.
There are books and movies that I love, but can't bear to experience again, and this was without a doubt one of them.
Alexandra's childhood is so foreign to my own that I was spellbound by it. I went from horrified to angry to amused to heartbroken and back to horrified several times throughout. The book weighed on me like a sad movie for long afterward.
If you don't like books that are emotionally draining, this one isn't for you. But if you need an eye opener to dysfunction and danger, this definitely is.
K. K. wrote on 12/26/2006...
9 member(s) found this review helpful.
Entertaining and honest. I thoroughly enjoyed the book. The author's abilities never lead you to think that she is trying to impress you with her use of language. I related to her family experiences and the perspectives where told from a child's perspective. A good read.
8 member(s) found this review helpful.
This biography reminded me of "Running with Scissors " with is blunt descriptions of a harsh upbringing and highly difunctional parents. Ms. Fuller is able to retell the events of her life with insight and humor. A very good read.
7 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is a beautifully written memoir of a an English family's life in Africa. It is told by "Bobo", Alexandra Fuller, in a compelling and descriptive style that will have you hooked in the first chapter. This tale is sad; three of the five Fuller children do not survive infancy, but it is also humorous in parts. A wonderful read.
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
I didn't find this book interesting enough to finish. The author jumped around a lot and made it difficult to follow. The writing style was boring.

Nancy S. (
nancys) wrote on 1/6/2007...
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
a very enjoyable read. having spent time in africa, i appreciated her honesty - admitting that she grew up in a family that believed in white superiority. i just wished i could have gotten a bit more insight into her parents - why they chose to live in zimbabwe during the midst of a war of independence.
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book is awsome, beautiful, terrible. I will be thinking about this one for a long time.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Interesting biography, I read it in a day. The author now lives in Wyoming which is where I live. It's nothing like Africa but can seem like it at times. I do recommend this book.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Great story of a poor British childhood in the former Rhodesia. A real treasure.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
The autobiography of a woman who was brought to Africa as a child and spent her life there with difficult parents, and tribesmen in several counties