It's is a good book. It's shows how blacks were treated during the apartheid era . Blacks were not even considered as humans.They were beaten badly and lived in harsh conditions for a long time.It's makes me sad when I read it but Nelson Mandela fought for his people.He was brave and had courage.

Started very well then got a little tedious.

A spirit-awakening, awe inspiring book. Despite its often tedious details (even with the help of diaries, one has to wonder about such an extraordinary memory of people and events over so many years), I am left with the reassuring knowledge that one man can indeed make a difference, and that positive social change, albeit painfully slow, is always possible. I salute Mandela's highly dignified stance where he refuses to use harsh, condemning words about his enemies. His restraint and humility are a lesson in human behavior and, for that matter, for successful national and international politics.

I bow to you, Mr. Mandela. May you never be forgotten!

Hard to rate a book like this. Agree with other reviews that is wasnt as engaging as expected given such an amazing life. Lots of details with names, and places that detracted from the "story/narrative" of it. But interesting and worthwhile to learn about Mandela's childhood and upbringing and the chronology of events of apartheid. So horrific as expected, but not too much detail goes into the horrors of it, more of the organising of an underground political movement and life incarcerated.

An emotional yet intriguing story of a man who was so determined to be free that he fought for the freedom of every oppressed person in his country and negotiated for the freedom of the oppressor. He could not become the best at everything, but he emerged legendary at what he was convinced he could do best. His life as a freedom fighter deprived him an opportunity to be the best husband and father that he would otherwise become.

That is very inspiring book

Everyone should read this book to get a proper view of apartheid for the Africans. So moving.

Remarkable man, remarkable journey, remarkable fight, remarkable autobiography.. The purpose of reading an autobiography is completely felt & realised when you read Mandela’s journey.. He makes you feel emotional through out the journey and at times you feel as if you should have been there fighting with him..There are magical moments where you cry and laugh along with him..

Few of those moments are

“What moved me most was a brief image of Winston Churchill weeping after he heard the news of the loss of the British Vessel. The image stayed in my memory for a long time, and demonstrated to me leader can show sorrow in public and it will not diminish him in the eyes of his people”.

“To hold a new born baby, so vulnerable and soft in my rough hands, hands that for too long had held only picks and shovels, was a profound joy”.

He did gardening, boxing, exercises, play tennis to keep himself going while he was in prison..he puts it simply that in any situation in your life you are left with only two options either submit or fight..We all know what is the option he stood for..He stood for his men and community..If all those men are leading a decent life in South Africa.. They should thank him and the men who fought for them..

It is my duty to thank A.B. Devilliers because he was the one who had mentioned about Madiba’s autobiography as inspirational and one book that everybody should read in their life.. Thanks ABD for urging me to read this book through your book, though I was not satisfied reading your Autobiography.. Felt completely happy and satisfied reading Madiba’s work...

Hope is what Mandela insists on through out his journey..How true it is in any context and especially during the current pandemic..the world is missing a leader like him..

I am so impressed with such kind of consistence and focus His Excellence President Nelson Mandela possesed, l really enjoy his behavior towards his personal n country enemies ,which is a great lesson to many of us from then even to the forth coming years
This is to teach all the generations to come that no matter what your enemy does to you we should always treat them the best way .

I really love the authors lovely and caring acts towards his citizens
and all the Africans he greatly advocated for equality and brought to end the descrimination among all the inhabitants of his nation .

RIP Sir Mandela Nelson may you leave to be remembered

Nelson Mandela was born on the 18th of July 1918 and passed away on the 5th of December, 2013. He played a crucial role in South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle and stood as an embodiment of defiance and forgiveness to the world. “Long Walk to Freedom,” his autobiography, is a chronicle of his evolution from a rural South African villager to an international symbol against injustice.

Key Elements of Mandela's Legacy:

Anti-Apartheid Leadership: Mandela served as one of the principal leaders of the African National Congress (ANC), which mobilized resistance against apartheid, a regime that institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination.

Imprisonment: Over years, he spent most time in prison at Robben Island; where his confinement became a global symbol for justice struggle.

Negotiating Freedom: After being released in 1990, Mandela spearheaded negotiations towards dismantling apartheid and creating a democratic South Africa together with then President F.W. de Klerk.

Presidency: Reconciliation and nation building rather than revenge were Nelson Mandela’s focus when he became South Africa’s first black president in 1994.

Global Influence: His style of leadership focused on forgiveness and unity for which he earned world-wide respect and influenced different social movements such as those occurring within politics generally.

Nelson Mandela’s “ A Long Walk to Freedom” is an interesting autobiography in which Nelson Mandela recounts the story of his life from his early adolescence to becoming president. In this book, he talks about how he got his start in politics and became a key figure in the ANC (African National Congress). The book starts slow, Nelson talks about memorable events he experienced as a kid like “becoming a man” at the age of 16. After this, the book gets interesting, and harder to put down because Mandela starts getting into the experiences and interactions that made him a political activist. He recounts encounters that he had as a lawyer and things he saw happening around him. When reading I feel as though I am having a conversation with a friend about their past experiences. Nelson lays everything in a logical manner so that it is hard to get lost or confused and the intense moments are placed so well that while you are reading the less intense parts you still wanna continue to see where the story will go next. On the other hand, sometimes the pacing can be off, especially in the beginning where the book sometimes just skips tons of time and you feel like you are missing something. Also, the characterization of other people isn’t very good, I often had a hard time visualizing the people Nelson was talking about, and besides a few people like the judges felt empty. I would recommend this to people that are interested in politics even at a basic level and can get through a longer book as it is 656 pages long. Overall, Nelson Mandela’s A Long Walk to Freedom is a good book that is entertaining throughout the duration of its reading and is easy to understand, but the characters feel empty and the pacing is sometimes a little too fast. 8/10

Mandatory read of a complex story that will need more time to be judged fairly. But a bit boring.