Book Review – Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Kak?

I keep this book on my coffee side table. Its plethora of thoughts preclude it from a being a start to finish read. But when I feel like a giggle, or a prod at being pensive, or just want to appreciate the peculiarly South African penchant for irreverent rubber meets the road commentary, this is the book I pick up to read.

To compare it to Bill Bryson’s A Short History of Nearly Everything does neither book justice, because although on the face of it they seem similar, they are, in fact, totally different. It’s not all about Zuma; one can hardly blame him for the disaster that is Vodacom, or the superbugs that defy modern medicine.

Julie Suddaby
3/5