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rjeffy 's review for:
Out of Africa and Shadows on the Grass
by Isak Dinesen
The movie, "Out of Africa", while excellent, is not at all like the book. (I know I'm not the first person to say this.) The book is also excellent. Dinesen's style is leisurely, and the book worked best for me when I took my time and savored it.
There are some who feel that Dinesen's portrayal of her African servants is not especially enlightened, but I beg to differ. The love and respect she felt for them is apparent, and the much of "Shadows on the Grass" is a moving tribute to her former servants, who returned her love and respect.
There are some who feel that Dinesen's portrayal of her African servants is not especially enlightened, but I beg to differ. The love and respect she felt for them is apparent, and the much of "Shadows on the Grass" is a moving tribute to her former servants, who returned her love and respect.