Shout at the Devil

By Wilbur Smith

Book Overview

They were the most unlikely alliance East Africa had ever seen: O'Flynn and Oldsmith, the legendary gin-swilling elephant poacher and the overgrown schoolboy. Together they braved the terrors of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 033002440X
• ISBN13: 9780330024402
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Macmillan Educ Aus
• Length: 352 Pages
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 1.0" x 4.4"

Customer Reviews

Part comedy; part reality.

This is one of Wilbur Smith's best. I laughed 3/4 of the way through it. It was then I realized that the story was very subtely based as much on WWII, and what the Germans did to families at that time, as it was on WWI. The story became very serious and the comedy was no longer applicable in the last quarter of the story. But that doesn't mean I lost interest in that part of the book. The ending was perfect. Smith is an expert. If you want to read fairy tales where everyone lives happily ever after, this book is not for you. It's reality. If there is any doubt about that, read some of the stories that were written by the survivors of WWII.

Bloody Funny Book

This work is another brilliant action/adventure story from Wilbur Smith. While it did have Mr. Smith's typical assortment of blood and violence, what made it stand out so much to me was O'Flynn's hilarious antics.

A rousing adventure tale set in WWI Africa

A terrific adventure novel set in the first dark days of WWI. Great characters, some nasty Germans, sharp dialog and an exciting raid on a German warship that was based on actual hair-raising events. Darn good film with Lee Marvin, check it out.

EXPLOSIVE!

WILBUR SMITH IS BRILLIANTLY DESCRIPTIVE AND SURE KNOWS HOW TOO CAPTIVATE HIS READERS!A BOOK WELL WORTH READING!