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Sumbrungu—Survival at All
Costs is fascinating, informative, and beautifully written.
Even more, it strikes emotional chords in the reader that leads to deep
empathy with the narrator. That every word is true makes the book even
more powerful. It has been a revelation to me to step into another's life,
in a world so different from mine and yet so similar in many ways.
Children are children the world around, and Ayinibisah’s persona in the story is so endearing, so courageous, so determined, so honest and innocent, that he is one with all the child protagonists of literature and memoir that Western readers have always admired: Tom Sawyer, Jim in Treasure Island, Mowgli in The Jungle Book, Oliver Twist, and so many others who see with the eyes of a child but feel and survive with the heart of a lion. The story transcends cultural differences and presents the eternal story of struggle, not just to survive, but to overcome and to celebrate and realize one's full potential. It is a magnificent achievement, but then so is his life!
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