A review by taniabotes
Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa by Peter Godwin
4.0
This book was written in three parts:
1. A description of his African childhood.
I don't think it was the author's intention, but I felt very sorry for this lonely little boy. I had to remind myself that this was a different time, and that children were raised with much less fuss.
2. His time fighting in the Rhodesion war.
Imagine figting a war that you don't believe in. Putting your life on the line for a war you know can't be won.
3. His time as a lawyer and investigative reporter in Zimbabwe.
This is the part of the book that really got to me. I thought his actions here, so much braver than figting a war only because you were told to. This is probably because he now believed in what he was doing. It must be amazing knowing that you made a difference in people's lifes.
Overall, I thought it very sad that this story reminds me so much of my own country - South Africa.
1. A description of his African childhood.
I don't think it was the author's intention, but I felt very sorry for this lonely little boy. I had to remind myself that this was a different time, and that children were raised with much less fuss.
2. His time fighting in the Rhodesion war.
Imagine figting a war that you don't believe in. Putting your life on the line for a war you know can't be won.
3. His time as a lawyer and investigative reporter in Zimbabwe.
This is the part of the book that really got to me. I thought his actions here, so much braver than figting a war only because you were told to. This is probably because he now believed in what he was doing. It must be amazing knowing that you made a difference in people's lifes.
Overall, I thought it very sad that this story reminds me so much of my own country - South Africa.