An Extraordinary African Childhood

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	• Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood Alexandra Fuller Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003 - 336 pages average customer review:based on 177 reviews view larger image
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Hardships of a real life

What a gripping story about a girls hard life in a turbulent African country. It makes you feel desparate for the children of this family, who are moved around by parents who do not seem to be able to offer a protective, caring life that every child deserves. I found this story very sad, primarily due to its hardhitting and honest depiction of what Alexandra ( author) must have gone through while her parents lived in tough African countries with little money, exposing their children to people and violence that makes your skin crawl.

Great Book

I like this book a lot I couldn't put it down. I enjoyed her stories . For anyone who wants to know about growing up in Africa. A must read

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It was alright..

I wonder if I would have liked this book more if it hadn't been Entertainment Weekly's pick for nonfiction book of the year. I love Entertainment Weekly so much that nothing I could have read would have been able to live up to those kinds of accolades.

This story different had a different setting than a lot of the other memoirs I've been reading lately, but more or less it was just more of the same. Drunken parents doing crazy things, moving the kids around at random, yawn. There were wonderful descriptions of Africa. Most of them I found oppressive and made me want to bathe after each chapter. There was just so much talk about sweat and poop. Poop and sweat.

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An Extraordinary African Childhood

Alexandra Fuller's "Don't Let's Go To the Dogs Tonight" will bring you into her world of a childhood spent in the wilds of Africa. Hers is a colorful memoir that you won't soon forget. While reading this book, I literally carried it with me everywhere I went so that I could read it during any spare moments I had during the day. Run, don't walk, to purchase this book and buy a spare to share with everyone you know!

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