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I wasn't particularly turned off by her privileged life, and that she could afford a ranch the size of San Francisco, like another reviewer said. All the Africans she deals with are servants. Like other kids, African children should of course learn to appreciate the natural beauty of their country, and so on, but should also be studying math and science, and improving their living conditions. From the reviews, it looks like many did. Don't know how else to put it. When she describes visiting some new place, she lists a few Europeans that she visits.
On the whole, this is very much a woman's book. I was curious to see if others would pick up on the total lack of Africans in this book about Africa. That was my first reaction. The other thing that really annoyed me was how she thought African children were getting corrupted by modern ways or something like that.
It was the icing on the cake that the book was in such good condition. I was very satisfied with the process of ordering and the speedy delivery of the book. I am extremely satisfied with my purchase experience.
Kuki is an amazing person and the work she has done for the people & animals in the area, without spoiling the natural habitat or trying to change the people's ways, is well told. Africa is a place like no other-you cannot expect the norm - truth is always more interesting & stranger than fiction, remember. Read her books-they are wonderful. I did volunteer work at Kuki's Ol Ari Nyrio in 11/07 and it was the most amazing experience of my life. I also had dinner with Kuki and she is an artist- attentive, creative, intelligent, and misses nothing. The death of her son and husband, so tragic, has led her to different levels in life, where so much work has been done for the good of generations to come.
I Dreamed of Africa is a fascinating, compelling story of an indominatable, larger than life individual, Kuki Gallman, and her life's journey from aristocratic beginnings in Italy to settling in the Great Rift Valley area of Kenya, Africa, with her adventuring, glamorous second husband, Paolo and her son Emanuele. The book is a personal and touching story of discovery, transformation, overcoming major tragedy, and the land, dreams and hopes of Kuki's Africa.
And it is so sad that it makes it good. It was a heart warming story and its one of the things where the book is better than the movie. I love it and going to get the movie when it comes out and also I'm going to save the book for a long time.
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