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zaelle 's review for:
Long Walk to Freedom.
by Nelson Mandela
This book has been sitting on the family bookshelf since it was published. I only got around to finishing it this year. The timing seemed apt as a farewell after Madiba's passing. Though by necessity, this book glossed over certain details and had propaganda moments, one of the autobiography's major purposes was to let us know that Mandela was no Saint, he was a human being who made mistakes, was sometimes swept along with events and had failings in his life.
This of course does not in any way detract from the man and his amazing capacity for action, activism, charisma and forgiveness, but in fact provides a stronger message about the human spirit (cliche I know, but true). Worthy and valuable book that brought me back to my childhood spent in Johannesburg. I learned more about myself reading this book as well. It is the type of story that makes you wonder if there's something more you could do in your life.
This of course does not in any way detract from the man and his amazing capacity for action, activism, charisma and forgiveness, but in fact provides a stronger message about the human spirit (cliche I know, but true). Worthy and valuable book that brought me back to my childhood spent in Johannesburg. I learned more about myself reading this book as well. It is the type of story that makes you wonder if there's something more you could do in your life.