Latest 6 Reviews Here is what people are saying about the Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight : An African Childhood
"Delightfully honest"
2009-09-26
- Reviewed By User: A3GM6C52MVZ2OS
When you happen to know the areas of Africa and the years Alexandra Fuller writes about, you can only be charmed with the way she describes the life of her family and the delightful honesty with an often humorous tvist she takes her audience along the dusty roads
of Africa.
"Its the real deal.."
2009-09-02
- Reviewed By User: A3OSZ2QPSR6UP8
This account of a childhood in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) is as real as if you were living it..
I lived in the same places, travelled in the same way, went to the same school, spoke the same way and experienced the same type of life style as Alexandra Fuller.. Her account of her childhood brought memories of my childhood too! I lived in the Congo.. went to boarding school in Salisburty (Zimbabwe) and I relate to every single thing she wrote.. nothing was exagerated. I loved her book! Worth reading over and over..
"Don't Let This One Get Away"
2009-08-12
- Reviewed By User: A1IJUTD4V2UHU7
Purchased on store employees recommendation. While I have never been that interested in anything Africa, she seemed sure that this one was not to be missed. She was right. An interesting read!
For the average American, nothing could be more alien than the idea of growing up as a young girl in colonial and post-colonial Africa. But Alexandra Fuller does a wonderful job making us right at home as we follow her family's peregrinations in southern Africa as they seem to be constantly on the move. The beauty of her prose and evident affection for Africa illuminate every page. And of course the tragic events of her childhood are sensitively rendered even if she has a subversive humorous streak that pops up in surprising places - quite cheeky, this one!
"Lovely read. Recommended."
2009-06-20
- Reviewed By User: AT0HVXDUYMTZD
Brilliant tale of a hard and tuff family struggling in ever-turmoil africa in the 70's. Healthy reading for all. It's really takes you into the smell and feel of the place.
"Don't let's go to the dogs tonight was fascinating look at the tough farm life in Africa in the 1970's."
2009-06-15
- Reviewed By User: A24PXHFUQJB7OR
I found this book so interesting and it was written in such a personal, tangible way. I first met Bo in Jackson Wyoming in the mid 1990's after she had left Zambia. We were waitresses together at the Snake River Grill in Jackson Hole. She had a vibrant smile and a beautiful spirit, must be the African spirit! I would never have known the childhood that forged the young adult she became. She was a special woman. What a history! I remember Bo was writing a book, to see her realize her efforts in such a grand way is incredible and deserved. This was one of my favorite "reads". -Delia Gelinas
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"Delightfully honest"
"Its the real deal.."