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Malaika (2000)

by Van Heerling(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 1

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review 1: This was horrible in every respect - shockingly bad. Self indulgent, bad writing, bad editing, ridiculous plot, and unsympathetic characters. This awful short story is about a man in a mid-life crisis who, after a horrific divorce, moves to Africa. Then a lioness comes and develops a friendship of sorts with him, appearing to him in dreams as well as in reality. The story is not only wholly unrealistic and stupid on every level, but is not even well told, with gaps and jumps and silly aspects that make no sense even if one generously (too generously) assumes it to be in part some fantasy or allegory. As someone who really loves Africa and animals, including lions, this story was offensive - disrespecting wildlife by feeding them and generally anthropomorphizing them w... moreas repulsive. Do not waste your time.
review 2: I found this work to be very descriptive of the modern human condition, as it is typified in the western world. We consider our choices to be events beyond our control when they are not. We estrange ourselves from people and feel the situation is irreparable when that is anything but the case. The author did a splendid job of blending people from two drastically different worlds together and relating not only their differences but their similarities as well. We, as human beings, are all the same on a basic level after all. We crave friendships and unconditional love but generally complicate the process of reaching these goals due to fear and doubt. This is a wonderful story examining such topics while speaking to the reader on a spiritual level. This is an excellent novella and I consider it a must read. less

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