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The African Safari Papers

Robert Sedlack

Paperback | Pages: 309 pages

Rating: 3.67 | 224 Users | 19 Reviews

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Title	:	The African Safari Papers
Author	:	Robert Sedlack
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 309 pages
Published	:	December 27th 2011 by Harry N. Abrams (first published 2001)
Categories	:	Fiction. Cultural. Africa. Novels

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Richard Clark, the narrator of this sharp and sometimes madcap novel is nineteen--a drug-addicted, foul-mouthed, sex-crazed young man in Africa on a safari with his parents. Obviously, this is a mistake.


As Richard smolders with resentment, he documents the trip in a series of journal entries that are funny, sad, and piercingly insightful. Juxtaposed with the hostile environment, the tense situation becomes explosive: with raw energy and acuity, somewhere between Hunter S. Thompson and David Sedaris, we see Mom going insane, Dad drinking compulsively, and Richard busy getting high on smuggled drugs. Anything can happen, and it does, in this family travelogue for the twenty-first century.

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Original Title:	The African Safari Papers
ISBN:	1585673005 (ISBN13: 9781585673001)
Edition Language:	English

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Ratings: 3.67 From 224 Users | 19 Reviews

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I'm an avid chick lit fan (my reading lists speak volumes). However, every now and again I like to deviate and dabble within the fiction genre. The African Safari Papers is raunchy and dark; but it's strangely real and "bizarrely powerful." It's Chelsea Handler meets Hunter S. Thompson. There's drugs, there's sex, racism, anger- You name it, you thought it, you got it. It's most certainly an Rated R novel. But, this is a story of dire situations and running away from crisis and the ensuing

What a twisted, dark, funny, jarring romp. Like "Catcher in the Rye" on crack. Think your family is dysfunctional? Check out the Clarks on safari together in Africa. That'll give you some perspective.

I'm an avid chick lit fan (my reading lists speak volumes). However, every now and again I like to deviate and dabble within the fiction genre. The African Safari Papers is raunchy and dark; but it's strangely real and "bizarrely powerful." It's Chelsea Handler meets Hunter S. Thompson. There's drugs, there's sex, racism, anger- You name it, you thought it, you got it. It's most certainly an Rated R novel. But, this is a story of dire situations and running away from crisis and the ensuing

The African Safari Papers by Robert Sedlack (2003)

Just read this all in one night. This book is positively engrossing, and I can understand why my bf insisted that I read it. At the same time, it was a difficult read. All of the characters are fundamentally screwed up and most of the narrator's insights are slightly askew. This book deals with drug addiction, alcoholism, anxiety and depression as illnesses of the soul rather than of the body and mind. The main character searches for spiritual experience and any opportunity for sex. This book

It was interesting, however, I lost interest towards the end of the novel.

Weird, shocking and completely not what I expected. If I had to describe this book in two words, it would be disturbing and shocking. To be honest, I'm probably too shocked to truly appreciate the book, I know I didn't hate it and so, I've decided to give it 3/5 stars and will still recommend it to certain friends.Richard's adventures with his family in Africa showcase the strife families go through to hold everything together. Robert Sedlack does a disturbingly good job highlighting that