Brazzaville Beach

by William Boyd | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
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Registered by Binebal of Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on 11/26/2004
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Journal Entry 1 by Binebal from Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Friday, November 26, 2004
Rarely does a novel come along that combines lyrical writing, provocative ideas, and breathtaking adventure as deftly as William Boyd's "Brazzaville Beach"; and few books in the past decade have received such overwhelming critical praise. It is the story of primate researcher Hope Clearwater, who contemplates the extraordinary events of a life that has left her washed up on a distant, lonely beach. For, in the heart of a dangerous, civil war-torn African nation, Hope made a shocking discovery about apes and man. And now she must come to terms with some hard truths about marriage and madness, the greed and savagery of charlatan science, and about what compels seemingly benign creatures to kill for pleasure alone.

Journal Entry 2 by Binebal from Barendrecht, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Thursday, May 5, 2005
Al "eeuwenlang"geleden beloofd aan violoncellix. Gaat nu echt de deur uit!

Journal Entry 3 by wingvioloncellixwing from Groningen, Groningen Netherlands on Sunday, May 15, 2005
Wat een leuke verrassing, binebal, dank je wel! Ik was het al eeuwenlang vergeten... Ben benieuwd. Eerst nog een paar ringboeken, dan komt deze aan de beurt.

Journal Entry 4 by wingvioloncellixwing from Groningen, Groningen Netherlands on Friday, December 16, 2005
An Amazon review says: "I adored this book from start to finish. Hope Clearwater is in war-torn Africa observing chimpanzee behavior when she notices a startling trend that conflicts with everything her boss and mentor believes. Her integrity - and perhaps much more - is threatened when everyone at the camp seems to turn against her. Interwoven with flashbacks to her previous life in England with her bizarre but brilliant mathematician husband and the story of her Egyptian mercenary lover who flies a Mig for one side of the civil war, the story draws powerful parallels between the two primate societies, human and chimp.
How can a novel that discusses the difference between turbulence and topology in mathematics be a page turner? You'll have to read this book to believe it. Other than the name of Hope Clearwater - a bit too much in this otherwise subtle tale - Boyd writes deftly and passionately, sometimes with horrifying precision as he describes what is happening among the chimps.

This suspenseful and intelligent novel deserves a wide readership. I only wish I had learned of it sooner!"

This book is reserved for nrrdgrrl's OBCZ in South Africa. The setting is in an unnamed African country -- Congo?


Journal Entry 5 by OBCZMamaTembo from Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa on Thursday, April 6, 2006
Book received by OBCZ Fourways. Many thanks for your kind donation!

Released 17 yrs ago (7/16/2006 UTC) at Mama Tembo's Café, 4th Ave/6th St in Johannesburg - Randburg, Gauteng South Africa

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among the first ones in the basket that will form the obcz as of this week.

Journal Entry 7 by OBCZMamaTembo from Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa on Monday, October 16, 2006
at today's check the book was no longer on the shelves, so now it's actually travelling the world! let's hope it reports back about it's adventures every now and then.

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