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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
This is the story of the author's time in Kenya. (Isak is her pen name - her real name is Baroness Karen Blixen who was Danish). She owned a coffee plantation there from 1914 to 1931 and this book covers her tales from the locals, the people who worked for her, and even a visit from the Prince of Wales. Tales are woven among descriptions of the landscape around her.
This is a pretty good book. I love a good non-fiction and this one spun a good story about the author's time in Kenya. There were some dry bits, but overall a fascinating tale in the early 20th century about a very capable woman running a plantation. She saw a young boy shot and killed and the fall out from that. And then finally the collapse of the cost of coffee where she had to sale the farm. It was a heartfelt memoir overall and I am glad I read it.
challenging
slow-paced
We bought this book at the Karen Blixen museum in Nairobi. The museum is worth a visit - we had a great tour guide - but see the movie instead of reading the book.
Jeg havde glædet mig til denne klassiker, som åbenbart er fantastisk, siden den også blev lavet til film, men jeg måtte ned i det sure grønne græs, bide hårdt og efter lang tids kamp opgive ævret... Bogen ligger nu på hylden - incl. bogmærke - til den skønne dag hvor jeg har lyst til at læse en bog hvor der sker... ingenting.
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
informative
slow-paced
Non mi ha convinto: la narrazione non è lineare, è più un flusso di esperienze messe a caso.
Peccato perché le basi ci sono, solo che il tutto è molto disorganizzato e a tratti noioso.
Peccato perché le basi ci sono, solo che il tutto è molto disorganizzato e a tratti noioso.
Definite colonialist vibe, but that is to be expected from a book of this era. Surprised Denis Finch Hatton was such a small part of the book. It's been decades since I saw the movie, but expected a love story.
I didn't actually finish this book, made it to about page 300. This was a tough read for me, I dreaded picking it up. I found her writing style to be too flowery and the stories mostly boring. I did learn a bit from it about Africa in the early 1900s which earned it 2 stars instead of 1.
emotional
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced