Do NOT Take This Road to El-Karama
Reviews
Do NOT Take this Road to
El-Karama by Chris Harvie made the
Longlist for the Alan Paton Award in May
2009. There follow some excerpts from
reviews received by the book:
The man is sharp and very funny, wich
makes for a wonderful read - Skyways
Magazine
This book
is an impressive first
work. He has a lively and humorous style
and his travel narrative is gripping.
His insights are often fascinating,
always opinionated, usually hilarious
Justin Fox, Getaway
Harvie achieves an admirable balance
between describing places, chatting to
people, providing historical background
and recounting entertaining anecdotes
Ina Randall, The Herald
Hilarious ... A South African Bill
Bryson Pippa de Bruyn, Best Life
The delight for readers is in
Harvies knack for picking out details
and making them memorable. There are
also so many characters that were only
briefly introduced in the book, but
their faces remain vivid in the
imagination, painted by a few aptly
chose words Annette Bayne, The
Citizen
It is also humorous, which helps on
tough days in Africa Vivien Horler,
Cape Argus
He writes as one of us and it is
amazingly different from reading the
work of "outsiders" even those as
brilliant as Paul Theroux Ina
Randall, The Herald
Along the way, he loses his
travelling companions, his awning poles
and on several occasions, his temper,
but never his sense of humour. An
opinionated and intelligent read
Pippa de Bruyn, Best Life.
A rollicking tale of adventure in
eight African countries - so refreshing
to read an hilarious uplifting book
about Africa for a change Caroline
Hurry, Saturday Star.
You have to read this book. I loved
it Mike Mills, Classic FM
This book will definitely appeal to
4x4 enthusiasts and fans of quirky
travel writing Katherine Graham,
Stud Breeder
Revel in the wonderful optimism of
the Africans Desiree Rorke, The
Lowvelder
A different and refreshing take on
writing about travel in Africa
Jenny Crwys-Williams, Talk Radio 702
This book saved my life one bored
Saturday afternoon Andrew Unsworth,
editor Sunday Times Travel&Food
Dis die tipiese Pom-humorsin en
sarkasme wat die boek so lekker laat
lees ... As jy die pad wil vat, vat hom
gerus met Chris Harvie Bakkies,
Beeld
Quite unputdownable. Fantastic.
Harvie can certainly write. Wonderful
lyrical passages paint pictures that
linger long in the mind Anne Paton,
widow of Alan Paton
HA, HA, HA HA HAAAH. Hi, my friend am
laughing over the internet for your
bright knowledge of how to make such a
wonderfully book Stephen Kazungu,
barman, Kenya (by email to the author)
What a tour de force! I couldn't put
it down. I am ever so proud of you. I
don't think a Harvie has ever written a
book before Belinda Forster,
aunt of the author (by email to the
author) |
