by Thor Hanson
10/15 : I've enjoyed the first few chapters even though there are no gorillas yet. So far I've had a good intro to the history of 20th century Uganda and basic social situations there as the author arrives and has his peace corps orientation.
I saw Hanson at Powell's and really enjoyed his talk. He was warm, charismatic and funny. He's a better speaker than he is a writer, I think. The book is interesting but it drags in many places. The plight of the gorillas is juxtaposed with the lives of the people around them in a very moving fashio...
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