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Themba's Head Reviews

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THembasHeadCover2An actual real review of Themba's Head, from all the way across the big pond. Historic, and damn welcome, even if it's not altogether won-over.

David’s Rapier

Foreword by Denis. David Thomas, PhD (Sydney), was an SA journo, one-time parliamentary candidate (Progs – ancient days), and political science teacher. He’s now in the army of brainy Seffricans helping to boost Austrylia’s national IQ. He is also far advanced writing up a true story that in my (sometimes allegedly fervid) imagination might just end up as a hit in the same mould as Breaker Morant.

Here follows David’s critique of Themba’s Head. He scores many excellent points, including several that advance my understanding of what I’m talking about. I believe I have real replies to him. I’m putting him up here solus in the meantime. I hope you might see things you’d like to reply to.

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Weekender Review

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Themba’s Head scored a princely total of two reviews, one of them anodyne and the other one a declaration of war. For the record here they are:

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Phil Murray – The Cape Times

“Remember good old Beckett’s Trek way back before the Travel Channel backpacked onto our television sets? What a great South African show that was, and charmed by little memories of Beckett’s chatty, warm manner and cunning perceptions. I snaffled up Themba's Head. Now I have a new kaleidoscope through which to see Mr Beckett.

Beckett has outlined his political viewpoint in this book, and presents his idea in a conversational textbook with little pictures, and synopses from his other books, Frontline, Permanent Peace and The Fallacy of Heroes. Now, not having read any of his other books I was interested to read that Beckett seems to be able to criticise himself, and laugh at himself.

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