Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood

My first reaction to this frank and frequently painful memoir is a strong desire to pick Alexandra Fuller's brain. And ask things like, “Describe your changing perception of racial inequality in post-colonial Mozambique/Zambia/Zimbabwe. Go!” and “Have you ever been in therapy? If not, how have you survived?”. I imagine there are people in her life who read her account of a childhood filled with upheaval and felt pain and anger at what she has written. However, I think Fuller has managed, and written about, what so few of us are able to do: to understand that whatever our pasts hold, they are absolutely necessary in making us who we are today. That the acceptance is crucial to the moving on. If you are at all interested in post-colonial studies (which it is a veritable goldmine for), or would just like to read the memoir of a woman with a strong sense of self, I'd strongly recommend this book.