jenerick100 's review for:

Out of Africa - and - Shadows on the Grass by Isak Dinesen

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This book appeals to my sense of adventure. I am captivated by the idea of living among the wilds of Africa while carrying on a torrid love affair. Although the book let me down on the details of the affair, the author's descriptions of the African people, culture, animals and the experience of trying to make money from a coffee farm kept me turning pages.

I really appreciated her descriptions of day to day life - of the trials and ridiculousness of bringing European sensibilities to the wilds of Africa.