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4.45 AVERAGE
4.45 AVERAGE
This story of Nelson Mandela's life and imprisonment shows such sacrifice.
Chronocling Nelson Mandela's full life, from the complex political structure he was born into, to his marriages, education, activisim, and years spent in jail. Parts of the book felt overly detailed (his childhood and love affairs for instance). There were a lot of different people to keep track of and maybe because I was listening to it rather than reading this made it hard to fully grasp the situation at times. The book had two big highlights for me. The first being his involvement in the struggle, his gradual radicalization, his political theory, his militarism, and what he learned about organizing an underground organization. That was all brilliant. I also loved the part in jail, especially his description about the brotherhood that existed between him and the other political prisoners. But there were a lot of other details that stuck with me. His gardening, his walk to the quarry and all the ingenious ways they found the sneak in contraband newspapers and notes. Other parts were a bit... long...
It was a hard book to put down. Nelson Mandela was an amazing storyteller, but more importantly, a great leader. His steady hand brought about a new era for South Africa.
challenging
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hopeful
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
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medium-paced
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
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informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
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J'ADORE CE MEC
I'll need to expound on this later, but for now:
This is such an important book. I highly recommend sticking it out. There is so much to learn here!
This is such an important book. I highly recommend sticking it out. There is so much to learn here!
I agree with another reviewer that this was a long, long, long, long walk to freedom. It's definitely not a quick read! Also, since it was an autobiography, I think it lacked perspective in some places. Still, it was interesting to hear Nelson Mandela's life story from his own point of view, and I learned so much about the history of South Africa.