Scribbling the Cat

When Alexandra Bo Fuller was in Zambia a few years ago visiting her parents, she asked her father about a nearby banana farmer who was known as being a tough bugger Her father s response was a warning to steer clear of him Curiosity scibbled the cat, he told her Nonetheless, Fuller began her strange friendhip with the man she calls K, a white African and veteran of the Rhodesian War A man of contradictions, K is battle scarred and work weathered, a born again Christian and given to weeping for the failure of his romantic life and the burden of his memories Driven by K s these memories of the war, they decide to enter the heart of darkness in the most literal way, by travelling from Zambia through Zimbabwe and Mozambique to visit the scenes of the war and to meet other veterans The result is a remarkably unbiased and unsentimental glimpse of life in Africa. New Read [ Scribbling the Cat ] Author [ Alexandra Fuller ] – kino-fada.fr When I die and I go up there and Jesus Christ asks me what I did with my life, I ll say to him, I hope you have a long time to sit and listen, because do I have a story for you Curiosity scribbled the cat My husband read this when it was published back in 2004 Usually he forgets what a book is about in a year or so, sometimes in less time than that, but when he saw me taking this one off the shelf he said, You probably shouldn t read that It will probably upset you Well, nothing encou W...This is the only author that I have given every single one of the books they have written five stars What is amazing then Her writing Every line reads like poetry The content There is so much to think about in Fuller s books Only on the surface did this book concern the Rhodesian War It is muchabout making sense of our lives, about terror and promises and love How low can a human being go And how do we then pick ourselves up and go on We all have our own demons, how do we get b This is the only author that I have given every single one of the books they have written five stars What is amazing then Her writing Every line reads like poetry The content There is so much to t...Scribbling the Cat Travels with an African Soldier draws the reader in with a dose of the familiar Bobo, her Mom and Dad drinking together in Africa But no, this isn t another Fuller family memoir it is a collection of confessions by K, a former Rhodesian soldier K is a very strange man I never could get a handle on where he was coming from He clearly suffered from guilt of his past, confusion of where he wanted his life to go and what he believed K could cuss and praise God in the same Scribbling the Cat Travels with an African Soldier draws the reader in with a dose of the familiar Bobo, her Mom and Dad drinking together in Africa But no, this isn t another Fuller family memoir it is a collection of confessions by K, a former Rhodesian soldier K is a very strange man I never could get a handle on where he was coming from He clearly suffered from guilt of his past, confusion of where he wanted his life to go and what he believed K c...What is it about uncouth manly men that attracts free spirited women Alexandra Fuller, leaving her American husband and two children at home in suburban Wyoming,makes an extended Christmas visit to her folks at home on their fish farm in Zambia In an attempt to come to terms with her past, and not completely comfortable with her new life situation, she seeks to understand the violent events that occurred in her families lifetime,growing up in Rhodesia She is drawn to K, an ex soldier What is it about uncouth manly men that attracts free spirited women Alexandra Fuller, leaving her American husband and two children at home in suburban Wyoming,makes an extended Christmas visit to her folks at home on their fish farm in Zambia In an attempt...Beautiful writing Haunting story Like many others who have reviewed this book, I was all set to rip into Fuller for her hinted at lifestyle and her behavior on the road with these gents Then, about half way through the book, I realized she has achieved the writer s ultimate goal in writing memoir she simply lets the reader observe her in action By seeing her we come to know Fuller and we can draw our own opinions Some will like her, others not It is a brilliantly written book which I high Beautiful writing Haunting story Like many others who have reviewed this book, I was all set to rip into Fuller for her hinted at lifestyle and her behavior on the road with these gents Then, about half way through the book, I realized she has achieved the writer s ultimate goal in writing memo...Fuller was born in England and moved, with her family, to Rhodesia when she was 3 Here s an eveninteresting fact Fuller received her B.A from Acadia University Since I live next door to Nova Scotia I feel a certain kinship to her now she s an honorary Maritimer Scribbling the Cat is Fuller s story of K , a man she meets on a trip back to Zambia to visit her parents who still live and work there Fuller has left her husband and two children behind in the States She does a wonderful Fuller was born in England and moved, with her family, to Rhodesia when she was 3 Here s an eveninteresting fact Fuller received her B.A from Acadia University Since I live next door to...Alexandra Fuller is such a talented writer and funny Smart and funny, a wonderful combination Scribbling the Cat is her description of K, a man she pursues as a writer someone she wants to write about K is a white African soldier struggling through his memories and experiences of the Rhodesian War By necessity, the author only gets at the surface of things She is with K a relatively short time She never knows him well So we never do, either It s all impressionistic, anecdotal, fleeting Alexandra Fuller is such a talented writer and funny Smart and funny, a wonderful combination Scribbling the Cat is her description of K, a man she pursues as a writer someone she wants to write about K is a white African soldier struggling through his memories and experiences of the Rhodesian War By necessity, the author only gets at the surface of things She is with K a relatively short time She never knows him well So we never do, either It s all impressionistic, anecdotal, fleeting All the characters, including Fuller herself, are flawed Even the landscape, which is also a character, is flawed A little ...Incredibly wonderful descriptive writing that creates amazing images as you read, or in this case as I read with my ears, this being an audio book The trouble is the imagery the words create is not only describing the geography and scenery of Southern Africa but also the painful emotional journey of people shaken up and thrown down and cast aside by the brutal years of war I can not imagine anyone being able read or listen to this ...This book is about a white veteran of Rhodesia s Chimurenga War who is haunted by the past, but it s disturbing inways than the author intends It is really hard to not dislike the author intensely once you read between the lines of what went into this book First, Fuller, raised in Africa by white settlers but now living in the U.S., publishes a memoir of her childhood in Rhodesia which I have not read but may yet, if only out of morbid curiosity which becomes an unexpected runaway best This book is about a white veteran of Rhodesia s Chimurenga War who is haunted by the past, but it s disturbing inways than the author intends It is really hard to not dislike the author intensely once you read between the lines of what went into this book First, Fuller, raised in Africa by white settlers but now living in the U.S., publishes a memoir of her childhood in Rhodesia which I have not read but may yet, if only out of morbid curiosity which becomes an unexpected runaway bestseller Then what obviously happened is her publisher said, Write another one on a similar topic, and we ll give you an advance and money for travel But she d...On a visit to her parent s farm in Zambia, Zimbabwean author Alexandra Fuller encounters the enigmatic K, a crazed, battle scarred veteran of the Rhodesian war and a devout born again Christian Curiosity scribbled the cat, warns Alexandra s father as she attempts to find outabout the ex soldier and the brutal war that shaped her childhood She ignores his advice and, fascinated with K, she leaves her comfortable life in America, to travel with him through the battlefields of the Rhodesi On a visit to her parent s farm in Zambia, Zimbabwean author Alexandra Fuller encounters the enigmatic K, a crazed, battle scarred veteran of the Rhodesian war a...

• English
• 02 January 2018
Alexandra Fuller
• Paperback
• 272 pages
• 0330433997
• Alexandra Fuller
• Scribbling the Cat