A Story Like the Wind by Laurens van der Post
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Book Reviews of A Story Like the Wind
Book Review: Story Like the Wind
Summary: 5 Stars
Here is a tale as intriguing as its title. It moved me as no other book about Africa can. If you loved the little Bushman on "The Goods Must Be Crazy", you must read Laurens Van Der Post. The underlying motive in this work is to give you the very great gift of intimacy with the little people of the Kalahari. Van Der Post is so taken with them that his life and life works center around the African Bushman. He leads you to believe that our civilization and each of us personally is missing unbelievable magic in our lives -- magic that is a natural posession of the mystical Bushman. I remain entranced with a new awareness and a deeper sense of our potential, if only we could find our way back to our natural selves. "Story Like the Wind" should appeal to almost anyone, from hunters and adventurers to thinkers, romantics and fantasy lovers. If you read it the world will be better for it.Book Review: Incredible work of the human condition and a great story too
Summary: 5 Stars
The absolute best in many genres. "A Story Like the Wind" and "A Far-Off Place" [sequel] are absolutely wonderful. I agree because "A Far-Off Place" was made into a "Disney" movie, the author may be overlooked by people.Van Der Post speaks to a culture, place and time that provide a much richer texture to life than the current life we have in the "modern world".
Your heart will ache for such a far-off place that is held timeless by Van Der Post's beautiful writing. Whether you read this for pleasure or for profound spritiual insights, you will be rewarded beyond belief. Cliche, "A Story Like the Wind" is worth its weight in gold, or platinum if gold is not precious enough.
Book Review: The book i go back to on rainy days
Summary: 5 Stars
A Story Like the Wind is an amazing snapshot of africa told through the eyes of francois, a young boy whose world revolves around his dog and the bush. It joins a long line of stories of white men in Africa but is particularly notable for the quality of the writing. The story can occasionally move slowly, weighed down by the beauty of Van Der Posts descriptions, but in general, this is one of those books that you become so deeply immersed in, you never want it to end. A Story Like the Wind is better than A Far Off Place (The sequel, also the title of an aweful movie based on the books), but read both of them if you like the first one. If you're interested in nonfiction, you may also want to investigate Van der Post's other work.Book Review: A Story that should be read
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is reviewed well by the many that have written before me here. I would just like to add that this is one of the best books I have read and was a favorite of my sons when I read it to them. This is one of the rare books that both adults and children could enjoy.
I lived in Botswana while I was in the Peace Corps in a location not far from where this story was set. Van Der Post describes the bush with amazing detail and fills in the spirit of the place and the essence of life under the African sky. He has a rare talent of deeply knowing the land and the people with the ability to craft an absorbing tale.
Book Review: Rich descriptions, wonderful story.
Summary: 5 Stars
It's a shame that not very many people have heard of this book or its author. Truly, it is one of my favorite books--it's descriptions of Africa are beautiful! I have tried explaining it to people, and they have often made a face and said: "White guy tries to write about Africa." What they don't understand is that Laurens van der Post knows exactly what he is talking about because he grew up in Africa himself. It took me a while to read this book, not because I had a hard time motivating myself to read, but because I savored each passage and the imagery the book envoked.