by Nairobi Zanzibar Bombay » Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:13 pm
Son of the Silver Fox,
I read "Don't lets go.." and found it fascinating in an awful way! The telling of Rhodesia decline, post-UDI, from the POV of a child growing up in the bush was amazing! Quite the counter-view to WS' line of writing. The degenerate older generation, the rising anger of the natives. Bloody brilliant.
Also check out "Mukiwa", by Peter Godwin another coming of age autobio about a chap who grew up in the 60s, left and returned in the 80s as reporter. Reads like "Leopard Hunts" except it's for real!
Poisonwood is an interesting read, and certainly a good side-dish for main courses of WS. Non-linear stoy-telling, with glaring clashes of culture, and lifestyle. If you are a parent, you will identify with some characters more than others. This is a good parallel with "Rage"
WS inspired me (With Time to Die, no less) to do more reading about africa, and Rhodesia in particular.
Check 'em out
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