I've read 83 pages. Out of 307. That will have to be enough.

This book is the testimony of a young Swiss woman, who narrates her own story. She's a victim of 'love at first sight' with a Masai tribesman whom she sees across a crowded room whilst on holiday in Kenya with her boyfriend. She gives up everything to be with this man and join his tribal existence.

While the accounts of life with the Masai are interesting, and while Hoffman is undoubtedly brave, I became increasingly irritated by her. Hoffman seems to be the victim of a lustful crush. She pursues her 'warrior' as she calls him, with an intensity that shows little understanding of him, or his culture. She's willing to live with him in his village, but seems to have litle inkling of the impact her appearance in his community has on either him or his community.

I've skipped to the end. I know it will all end in tears. I just don't want to spend any more time in Corinne Hoffman's company to find out where and how it all goes horribly wrong. ( )

A poignant read for me as this is the last book I purchased for my mother. I am happy that it was a fascinating read, although I did become frustrated with the author and her decisions at times.
Corinne Hoffman is a 27 year old Swiss woman when she arrives in Kenya with her boyfriend, for a holiday. She becomes besotted with a Masai man and breaks off her relationship with her boyfriend. She returns to Kenya to pursue and win his affections. She overlooks the obvious distinctions, not only race but his lack of education and very different cultural outlook, thinking that their love/passion will overcome all hurdles.
The descriptions of her life in a very primitive village are very frank and eye-opening. The contrast to western life is quite shocking and the reader follows in horror some of her experiences but it is the gradual break down of their relationship that finally breaks her will to stay.
I look forward to continuing this series although I suspect they won't be as gripping as this first book. ( )

Tijdens een vakantie in Kenia ontmoet de Zwitserse Corinne Hofmann de man van haar dromen: de Masai-krijger Lketinga. Terug in eigen land kan ze hem niet uit haar hoofd zetten. Ze besluit haar vertrouwde leventje op te geven en terug te keren naar Kenia om daar samen met Lketinga een ongewisse toekomst tegemoet te gaan.Ze trouwt met hem en ze krijgen een dochter, Napirai. Maar na een periode van geluk, ziet Corinne zich in toenemende mate geconfronteerd met de buitensporige jaloezie van haar echtgenoot en met hongersnood, malaria en steeds knellender sociale controle. Uiteindelijk besluit zij samen met haar dochtertje de stam te verlaten.

Experiencia d'una dona occidental incrustada (per amor o bojería) a una cultura, familia i quotindianitat rural, africara i sambiru. Xoc de cultures. ( )

It's fragmented in the beginning, I think this works out with the fact that she was learning English, but it does start to flow better as the story continues. I think the author wrote this to be a love story, but it's a train wreck all the way through and I couldn't help thinking, "noooooo, what are you doing?" And apparently everyone else told her this too.
Corinne goes to Kenya with her boyfriend, sees a Masai and thinks she's instantly in love with him. She ends her life in Switzerland to be with this Masai.
In this culture the men own their wives and children. The women do all the work and when she buys a car, the tribe feels it belongs to them all.
I'm not sure if the author wrote the book as a love story, but as an independent woman it was hard for me to grasp why she would do what she did and didn't feel it was a love story at all, but more like a train wreck.
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