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Item DescriptionIn Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight, Alexandra Fuller remembers her African childhood with candor and sensitivity. Though it is a diary of an unruly life in an often inhospitable place, it is suffused with Fuller’s endearing ability to find laughter, even when there is little to celebrate. Fuller’s debut is unsentimental and unflinching but always captivating. In wry and sometimes hilarious prose, she stares down disaster and looks back with rage and love at the life of an extraordinary family in an extraordinary time. Item Reviews5 Responses to “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood”Leave a Reply |
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This is a book for my book club. It took a while to arrive but it came in good condition and was a great read. Makes me want to go to Africa.
Fuller describes her African childhood in detail, from the death of her sibling to playing in the wild. Her British parents rather liked living in remote locations such as Zimbabwe and brought their daughters with them. At some points in the book, it is hard to believe that the story of Fuller’s very amazing upbringing is true.
This was a story that was hard to read because of the hardship of the child growing up. It was a great insight to what it would be like to grow-up in the African wilds. One would have to put aside all judgements of what should be and accept that this is the truth of what this child lived in her day. I like true stories and this is one I am glad I read and feel that I can have a deeper insight into the lives of people in a third world country.
I have also lived in a third world country so know that much of this story is real. I am glad I read it.
The beginning of the book was good. It gave a great in depth view of Fuller’s life in Africa. Towards the middle of the book it all became a bit predictable however. I sometimes feel as though I have already the same scenario a few chapters before. Otherwise the book was very well written. Fuller’s bluntness and partial naiveness made the book easy to get through.
I picked this book up by accident and then couldn’t put it down. The title sounds awkward but otherwise Alexandra Fuller’s prose is tops. It is a sure page turner. A unique memoir told in a passionate, humorous voice. A refreshing read leaving you wanting more.