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17weakleyr's review against another edition
4.75
My mom really hyped this book, and it didn't disappoint one bit. Adventurous and wild in the best way. Loved it.
kumipaul's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
3.5
Wow, such a brutal and challenging place to live. If the terrorists don’t get you, the bugs or the snakes or the hippos will. Is it any wonder that alcoholism is pervasive? Think of the least hospitable place you’ve ever been, then double it and move there with your family and try to stay alive.
francosteen's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
tanasay's review against another edition
5.0
A beautifully written autobiography by an individual who grew up in Rhodesia during the civil war that resulted in the formation of Zimbabwe. Born in 1969, Alexandra Fuller describes a life that seems like it should have taken place in the 1920’s like Out of Africa instead of during the 1970’s and 80’s. There is violence and loss, yet Fuller keeps the story moving forward as she and her family continue to do the same in their lives. Keeping the viewpoint always that of what she understood as a child at the time makes the story more poignant. I highly recommend it. The reader of the Audible version is South Africa-born Lisette Lecat.
leeskipje's review against another edition
3.0
niet mijn soort boek wat kan gebeuren. geen slecht boek maar het kreeg me gewoon niet te pakken.
marcymurli's review against another edition
1.0
This is a book I had to suffer through. I'm not even sure what the point of this memoir is. It's clearly a white English girl's story about growing up in a few African countries (although in spite of this she constantly refers to Africa as if it were just one country), particularly Zimbabwe (which was then the colony of Rhodesia). I kept expecting Fuller to have some epiphany or awakening of some kind that would illustrate why and how her family's presence was a problem in the countries she lived in. But the only epiphany seems to be a rather small one--that she was invited into "an African's home" to eat when she lived in Zambia as a teenager. But no reflection on her father fighting to defend "his" land against the indigenous inhabitants. It's just plain disturbing and not at all worth the read.