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Ultimately, this story just doesn't ring true although it has its moments. Garrigan's self-flagellating tone becomes repetitive and monotonous. The main character lacks a sense of self-preservation or a decent moral compass, and his continuing presence in Uganda passively enables Idi Amin. Garrigan is adrift and unmoored and perhaps the author was trying to capture his state of mind. Unfortunately, there is just too much digression, verbiage, lack of perspective and the nagging question of why G
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ATW: Uganda
Story of a British doctor working as Idi Amin's doctor in Uganda. Interesting, somewhat surreal book. His characterisation of Idi Amin, the self proclaimed 'Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular' is fascinatingly mad. The plot is quite different from the movie which is a little distracting. All up, an interesting read.
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Story of a British doctor working as Idi Amin's doctor in Uganda. Interesting, somewhat surreal book. His characterisation of Idi Amin, the self proclaimed 'Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular' is fascinatingly mad. The plot is quite different from the movie which is a little distracting. All up, an interesting read.
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Another book that is a fictional depiction of a real-life person. I still struggle with that, but engaging anyway. Would avoid audiobook though.
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