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A review by readingwithsammi
Africa in My Blood: An Autobiography in Letters by Dale Peterson, Jane Goodall
2.0
I feel bad giving this a low review but I really struggled through it. I had predicted this to be one of my 5 star books but I was wrong.
This book is a series of Jane's letters to family and friends throughout her life through her time in Africa and marriage to Hugo.
I loved seeing Jane's non-professional personality shine through: she's cheeky, funny and always has something to say. I would say the second half of the book was better than the first (the first is her childhood and then we move onto Africa and her research). I thought it was adorable to see letters about her wedding and all the fun things in between (i.e. discussing Dr. Leaky's eye wart that's growing eyelashes out of it).
There was also the casually thrown in bit about Dr. Leaky's brother being buried alive as a human sacrifice AND I NEED MORE INFORMATION ASAP! and I need this to be made into it's own novel because I was just aghast at the small paragraph I read.
I'm wondering if I will feel the same about [b:Beyond Innocence: An Autobiography in Letters The Later Years|40148|Beyond Innocence An Autobiography in Letters The Later Years|Jane Goodall|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1169410641l/40148._SY75_.jpg|39834] (likely).
This book is a series of Jane's letters to family and friends throughout her life through her time in Africa and marriage to Hugo.
I loved seeing Jane's non-professional personality shine through: she's cheeky, funny and always has something to say. I would say the second half of the book was better than the first (the first is her childhood and then we move onto Africa and her research). I thought it was adorable to see letters about her wedding and all the fun things in between (i.e. discussing Dr. Leaky's eye wart that's growing eyelashes out of it).
There was also the casually thrown in bit about Dr. Leaky's brother being buried alive as a human sacrifice AND I NEED MORE INFORMATION ASAP! and I need this to be made into it's own novel because I was just aghast at the small paragraph I read.
I'm wondering if I will feel the same about [b:Beyond Innocence: An Autobiography in Letters The Later Years|40148|Beyond Innocence An Autobiography in Letters The Later Years|Jane Goodall|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1169410641l/40148._SY75_.jpg|39834] (likely).