A review by moogen
When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa by Peter Godwin

There's no doubt that Robert Mugabe is one bad dude. But I'm not convinced Zimbabwe's white population - especially it's white farmers - are as blameless and selfless as the author suggests. I would have liked to hear from the other side. Instead these people are all dismissed as greedy buffoons. The book feels unbalanced and emotionally didactic. I might have ended up with the same opinions as the author but I like to arrive at those opinions by myself.

The final chapter is lazy and disappointing.