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A review by zyzah
Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela
5.0
As much as I love to read, Autobiographies had always been a "no way, I'm not reading that" for me.
But Nelson Mandela's Long Walk To Freedom drew me with highly riveting words into a world where I didn't want to be abruptly snatched; with great commitment, I read the big book to the last page, accomplished with lot of bookmarked pages and a whole lot of tears.
Mandela grew up In Qunu, a small town in South Africa where he experienced like most others the happy and free adventure of childhood and boyhood but he grew older only to realize boyhood was just a veil, an illusion to the inhumane laws he, his family and people of his colour were being subjected to in their own country. He got hungry, hungry to be free, hungry to free every black South African from the shackles of apartheid.
From childhood, to adulthood, to being a student, a husband, a father, a lawyer, a rebellion who went underground to fight apartheid, a prisoner and then A free man whose name would continue to reverberate in the hearts of South Africans and everyone.
Mandela didn't fail to inspire the world including me with his tenacity, resilience, courage, intelligence, strong spirit and his altruistic will to put his people before himself.
Mandela in the book was more human, more HEROIC than the stories we've heard and his Longgg Walk to Freedom made me angry, really angry, then inspired, hopeful and willed to always raise my voice in the face of oppression, to stand higher in the face of adversity.
This is a good book, should be read by everyone. The only regret I had while reading this book is being annoyed I left it my shelf unread all these while. And with this, I find myself adding autobiographies to my reading list.
But Nelson Mandela's Long Walk To Freedom drew me with highly riveting words into a world where I didn't want to be abruptly snatched; with great commitment, I read the big book to the last page, accomplished with lot of bookmarked pages and a whole lot of tears.
Mandela grew up In Qunu, a small town in South Africa where he experienced like most others the happy and free adventure of childhood and boyhood but he grew older only to realize boyhood was just a veil, an illusion to the inhumane laws he, his family and people of his colour were being subjected to in their own country. He got hungry, hungry to be free, hungry to free every black South African from the shackles of apartheid.
From childhood, to adulthood, to being a student, a husband, a father, a lawyer, a rebellion who went underground to fight apartheid, a prisoner and then A free man whose name would continue to reverberate in the hearts of South Africans and everyone.
Mandela didn't fail to inspire the world including me with his tenacity, resilience, courage, intelligence, strong spirit and his altruistic will to put his people before himself.
Mandela in the book was more human, more HEROIC than the stories we've heard and his Longgg Walk to Freedom made me angry, really angry, then inspired, hopeful and willed to always raise my voice in the face of oppression, to stand higher in the face of adversity.
This is a good book, should be read by everyone. The only regret I had while reading this book is being annoyed I left it my shelf unread all these while. And with this, I find myself adding autobiographies to my reading list.