A Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela - Nelson Mandela

Advantages: Gives a great insite into the life of a great man
Disadvantages: Lots of names which are hard to pronounce and hard to remember

...I found this book very interesting but hard going to read. There were so many unusual names in it to remember. On reading the book I started off well but as I got into it I found that there were so many unusual names of people he had contact with that it was hard to remember them all while progressing through the book. I found that I had to put it down half-way through and go back to it at a later This book gives great insite into the life of Nelson Mandela from his early years struggling to his time in prison and after his release. I found it very interesting as it showed how he and others had to live and keep their political convictions hidden for fear of imprisonment. date. Nelson Mandela achieved so much in his life if you can perservere to the end it is well worth the read.... Read review

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Advantages: An insight into a Great Man!
Disadvantages: Uncertainty about pronouncing nouns

...in relative ignorance of the discriminatory regime under which he lived but who soaked up knowledge and eventually transformed into a dignified leader of all peoples who respected the human rights of others - irrespective of the colour of their skin. He was and still is never complacent about what had to be achieved and what needed to be done to hang on to all incremental gains. No matter how minor. Nelson Mandela cared not only for the dignity, respect and lives of his peoples, the oppressed, but also for the souls of the oppressors. The book ends with the line '..I can rest only for a moment, for with freedom comes responsilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not yet ended.' This book has reminded / motivated me to not give up. Although from time to time I might take a rest from live's trials and tribulations, that rest... Read review

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Advantages: A truly captivating read
Disadvantages: It's a long read and hard going at times

...a better person for reading this book. Persist with it; it's a long story, but one that is worth reading every last page. If any man deserves your attention this much it's Nelson Mandela.... Read review

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