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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Love the writing style,
By Jeremy P Lee (Cypress, Tx United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The African Safari Papers (Paperback)
I give this book four stars simply because in his first book he already has a writing style that made the book extremely enjoyable. The main character in the book was honest, witty, and very easy to connect with. I think Sedlack relayed the inner thoughts, dilemmas, and turmoils of disenchanted youth with unbelievable accuracy and insight. At times I felt as if I was reading my own thoughts. The author's honesty proved very entertaining and very comical.This book would be an easy 5 stars if there was a more developed plot. I think he might wanted to keep the plot simple so he could have room to vent the thoughts of the main character on a regular basis throughout the novel. However, it would be very interesting to see a mix of his writing style with a bit of Chuck Palahniuk style plot mixed into it. If he continues to grow as a writer he will be AMAZING. He is already very, very close.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Journey guaranteed to entertain!,
By T.W Trotter (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The African Safari Papers (Hardcover)
A self-involved teenager, a psychotic mother and a domineering father complete the clan that is the Clark family. Set in the context of an extended family vacation in Africa, Robert Sedlack's The African Safari Papers chronicles, in excruciating detail, the dissolution the Clark family as witnessed by their teenage son Richard.Written in the form of a first person narrative of journal entries, Sedlack's book is a pleasure to read. Sedlack admirably captures the unique teenage perspective of wry cynicism without context. The character of Richard, the teenage son, is quick to mock and then dismiss the attributes and actions of both his mother and father throughout the book. Ultimately however Richard grows to understand his own naivete and hubris in assuming that he is in a position to judge anyone. Overlaid with a tapestry of his own short-comings and insecurities the trip and the journal entries become a journey of self-examination in which Richard comes to finally understand not only his parents but himself. Author Robert Sedlack has crafted an excellent novel. The writing, as noted rings true both in content and form. Terse and yet colourful the series of journal entries are rich not so much for what they include but for what they evoke. Sedlack has succeeded in creating a series of passages which ring true to the reader, evoking familial memories of conflict, love and hate which are bound to be familiar to any reader. Thus, in Sedlack's book the reader in essence "fills in the blanks"; an engaging form of writing which leads to an early suspension of disbelief for the reader. It is as if each journal entry in the book is a line drawing which Sedlack invites the reader to colour in using their own experiences. Despite its dark subject matter this book is hard to put down. The characters are engaging, the protagonist darkly amusing and the setting more than a mere backdrop for the events that ultimately; spin out of control. The African Safari Papers is well crafted, well thought out and a joy to read - evocative and challenging it is one book that should not be missed this season. It is one book that can safely be placed on your "must buy" list.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Heartbreaking, Staggering,
By "boylan66" (Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The African Safari Papers (Paperback)
Now *this* -- no matter what others may say about other recent books (or even call their own book) -- is *truly* a heartbreaking work of staggering genius. Part David Sedaris, part Hunter S. Thompson and, yes, part J.D. Salinger, The African Safari Papers perfectly blends the disparate elements that make up modern, tragicomic life -- and, triumphantly, announces a new, unique voice to the pantheon of revered literary narrators. This is the book that should get all the press and attention. This is the book that should sell 5 million copies.This is the book for anybody who's ever had parents to deal with, or who has had (or still has) ideas about what's wrong with relationships, with religion... with the world. This is the book for anybody willing to stare upon a soul stripped of protective armor, in order to discover something about the people around them and about themselves. This is a book for people who love great books.
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