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A review by gabsi77
A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer
5.0
Since I first read this book at age 8 it has been one I my absolute favorite books. I remember being when my Daddy bought the book for me and I was upset because I considered the book to be too big for me to deal with. At over 200 pages and very fine print, it would have been the largest book I had ever undertaken and a drastic change from my typical Enid Blyton books. This marked the beginning of a trend where my father would buy books above my age range that I was certain I'd hate and then I would end up loving the book.
The story is about an orphan girl named Nhamo who must undergo numerous challenges in order to gain her freedom. Set in Mozambique and Zimbabwe, the writing is colorful and descriptive and makes me want to experience life in the wilderness.
Farmer was the first author I deliberately collected and after finishing this book I begged to get any other books by her. I then received The Warm Place, Do You Knows Me?, and The Ear, The Eye, and The Arm. All of which I loved but still felt that none could hold a candle to A Girl Named Disaster.
Despite having first read the book at so young and age, my view of it hasn't changed as is evident by my rating. This is and probably will always be one of my favorite books.
The story is about an orphan girl named Nhamo who must undergo numerous challenges in order to gain her freedom. Set in Mozambique and Zimbabwe, the writing is colorful and descriptive and makes me want to experience life in the wilderness.
Farmer was the first author I deliberately collected and after finishing this book I begged to get any other books by her. I then received The Warm Place, Do You Knows Me?, and The Ear, The Eye, and The Arm. All of which I loved but still felt that none could hold a candle to A Girl Named Disaster.
Despite having first read the book at so young and age, my view of it hasn't changed as is evident by my rating. This is and probably will always be one of my favorite books.