The Last King of Scotland

So, what did we learn? 1. If you’re a white guy who hangs around with a black dictator and the black dictator gets thrown out, you run out of friends real fast. So fast it will make your head spin. 2. If you write a novel about Africa for western readers then you probably will want to have a white guy......more

This was a fascinating work of historical fiction that takes the reader right into the terrifying and often times comically surreal actions of a brutal African dictator. The entire novel is a first person account told through the eyes of Nick Garrigan, Idi Amin's fictional personal physician. Amin......more

Βαθμολογία: 9/10 Ούτε ξέρω πόσα χρόνια έψαχνα το συγκεκριμένο βιβλίο στα διάφορα παλαιοβιβλιοπωλεία, επιτέλους όμως το βρήκα πριν λίγες μέρες από ιδιώτη σε φυσιολογική τιμή για την αξία και την κατάστασή του, και αποφάσισα να το διαβάσω άμεσα, γιατί από τη μια ήθελα να διαβάσω κάτι που να διαδραματίζ......more

This book was most of all a big disappointment. I have seen and loved the movie, and it deals with a part of history that many people, uh including myself, know little about but is characterised by excess that should make for an emotionally engaging story. However, instead of focusing on the broader......more