Comments on Whatever You Do, Don't Run: The new website for Peter Allison

Hi Lynne, great to meet you too and hope you fell ...

2011-03-21T23:33:50.336-07:00

Hi Lynne, great to meet you too and hope you fell in love with Botswana by the end of your stay. I'm still swanning around the camps at the moment, not such a tough life at all.
Cheers,
Peter

Hi Peter I want to thank you for making our days i...

2011-03-20T05:59:02.082-07:00

Hi Peter
I want to thank you for making our days in the Kalahari very very enjoyable - loved your sense of humor and unbelievable eye for spotting animals and birds we would not have seen otherwise. If ever in the Washington DC area please let me know would love to say hello.
Good luck with your endeavors with Wilderness and with your books - I am looking forward to reading all of them.
Lynne

I just finished his second book for the second tim...

2010-12-08T02:33:12.279-08:00

I just finished his second book for the second time, and I thought it was riveting each time, truly evoking the spirit of the places and the people and animals who live there.

Dear Peter, I've never written to an author b...

2010-12-01T11:45:43.176-08:00

Dear Peter,

I've never written to an author but felt the need to write to you after reading just a few pages from your book, "Don't Look Behind You." While I was thoroughly entertained and enlightened after reading your first book, I was deeply disappointed with the second. It reads like it was written by a different person, lacking the personality, conversational and engaging qualities present in the first book. Specifically, I was nagged by the overwhelming amount of self-deprecating humor, and the overuse of unnecessarily complicated and uncommon words. I'm not sure what may have changed, as far as the writing/editing process of this book, but all I can say is, Whatever You Do, Don't Sell Out.

Hi, I just wanted to let you know the ambience of...

2010-09-05T15:28:17.945-07:00

Hi, I just wanted to let you know the ambience of your books helped set the right mood I needed for one of my mystery books. I mentioned that in my "authors note" hope that was okay*>).

Author’s Note:
After finishing my fourth book in this series I realized that one character,
Detective Vincent Pasquale, had not received his sufficient due as a major
player in my books. I hope this book corrects that error for Vinnie. I also
wanted to include Mark in an investigation since it is his series, right.
I trust my solution of two separate, yet ultimately intertwined, parallel
investigations proved enjoyable.
I also hope that my Kenyan chapters do a great country sufficient justice.
I am indebted to certain authors whose works either set the mood and/or
sceneries for my mind’s African imaginings. In particular Isak Dinesen’s
“Out of Africa,” the lyrical “West With The Night” by Beryl Markham,
Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” and, lastly, Peter Allison’s two
books on his life as a guide in Botswana: “Whatever You Do Don’t Run”
and “Don’t Look Behind You.” The latter two author’s works may not
involve Kenya but, for me, they helped a great deal in trying to capture a
continent and its people. Any flaws in my African descriptions or literary
depictions are mine alone, while any jewels in them belong to those I
just cited. Two final heads up: To Angelique Kidjo whose songs soar and
my mom who always just soared!

Hi Peter. I am an avid reader of your books. I was...

2010-05-20T09:26:47.634-07:00

Hi Peter. I am an avid reader of your books. I was wondering if you would have any advice for me. I was born in South Africa and moved to San Francisco when I was young. I go back often and have always wanted to be in bush as a game guide. I took a course at Moholoholo under the lessons of Bryan Jones, an incredible person in his own right. I would love to hear from you, get some advice and maybe some direction into the industry. My email is kmckenzie212@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you. Thank you and hope to hear from you.