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alex_ellermann 's review for:
West with the Night
by Beryl Markham
Folks, 'West with the Night' is a great book. Not "great" as in, "really good," but Great. This book should be part of the reading list of college prep English curriculae. Beryl Markham's prose is transcendent, her adventures exciting, and her world and worldview problematic enough to launch a thousand senior theses.
For examples of Markham's prose, see some of the passages I highlighted on my Goodreads page. Her adventures, such hunting boar in the African Bush, training champion racehorses in Nairobi, becoming the first woman in Africa to earn the equivalent of a contemporary Commercial Pilot License, flying across the Sahara, and becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, speak for themselves. And her world and worldview? She was every bit the colonialist, with all that entails. There is much to savor here, and much to analyze.
In short, this is a Great Book. It deserves to be taught. You deserve to read it. Put it at the top of your list.
For examples of Markham's prose, see some of the passages I highlighted on my Goodreads page. Her adventures, such hunting boar in the African Bush, training champion racehorses in Nairobi, becoming the first woman in Africa to earn the equivalent of a contemporary Commercial Pilot License, flying across the Sahara, and becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, speak for themselves. And her world and worldview? She was every bit the colonialist, with all that entails. There is much to savor here, and much to analyze.
In short, this is a Great Book. It deserves to be taught. You deserve to read it. Put it at the top of your list.