Journal Entry 1 by loveamystery from Burnaby, British Columbia Canada on Tuesday, February 16, 2010

From the back cover: "Acute and bittersweet, vividly portrayed and finely nuanced, this book tells the story of one man's life-long search for his place in the world, between colony and colonizer, between east and west, between idealism and lawlessness." Winner of the 2003 Giller prize.

This is one of the best books I have read. It portrays how politics, especially that of race relations has a very real impact on peoples lives. I was deeply touched by this story. The complexity of the issues facing Kenya saddened me, as did the lack of honest leadership. So many people of all races have been hurt and damaged in the struggles of this country. This is a very well-written book which won the 2003 Giller Prize and was short-listed for the Trillium Book Award.

This is my fourth copy of this book which I bought to go into my Two Worlds VBB. 

Journal Entry 2 by loveamystery at Vancouver, British Columbia Canada on Friday, March 26, 2010

Released 2 yrs ago (3/21/2010 UTC) at Vancouver, British Columbia Canada

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Hope you enjoy this story as much as I did. 

Journal Entry 3 by rapturina from Yantai, Shandong China on Saturday, May 22, 2010

It's here! This book will go to Mt TBR for now, but I hope to get to it soon! 

Journal Entry 4 by rapturina at Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Saturday, March 12, 2011

I finished reading this book a few days ago and was quite impressed! It took me a while to really get into the story, as for quite a few pages it didn't really seem to go anywhere, but after the part about the main character's childhood was over, it suddenly picked up and I was sucked into the story. I really enjoyed this book, it taught me a lot about a country I never really knew anything about, and it was very interesting to read about how people can get caught up in things without actually intending any harm, but with great consequences.