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Ousema Brahem elite_e30 — The Fear was devastating to read, yet impossible to put down. Devastating, because of the crimes and tragedies that Zimbabweans have endured--are still enduring--under Robert Mugabe's dictatorship. Impossible to put down, because for each story of torture, rape, murder, and destruction at the hands of Mugabe's henchmen and collaborators, Peter Godwin movingly describes the courage and compassion of opponents of the regime--sometimes at the risk of death. Yet the Zimbabwean people's sacrifices are the real reason for writing it: to testify that such unbelievable and horrific things happen even while the more fortunate and sheltered of us live our lives in ignorance of them. The danger that the men and women in The Fear face daily is something most of us can barely imagine: for everyone from ordinary farmers to resistance leaders, something as fundamental and commonplace as voting can have dire consequences. 'The fear' is entrenched in Zimbabwean society. There are so many memorable accounts in this book that it's difficult to choose which to write about; some, however, are sure to haunt my memory for a very long time. Visiting torture survivors in a hospital, Godwin notes that most of the men and women he interviews want him to use their full names. Knowing that doing so may invite retribution from Mugabe's goons, they give detailed accounts of what happened to them--sometimes even the names of their attackers. Then there is the congregation who, evicted from their church, try to hold a service anyway and are herded off (Godwin included) by riot police. But acts of bravery are not limited to lower classes. Godwin also writes of the determination of high-ranking politicians such as diplomat James McGee and minister of agriculture Roy Bennett (whom Godwin calls a "champion" and the greatest threat to Mugabe), who was falsely imprisoned for arms possession. The Fear is a political memoir, but the personal and the political are necessarily intertwined. The book is also a deeply personal history about Godwin's relationships with his mother Helen and his sister Georgina. The prologue is a poignant vignette of Helen Godwin, who worked in health care in Zimbabwe and now lives with the bitter knowledge that much of her life's work is being destroyed. On the other hand, stories about or including Georgina are especially vivid and frequently comical in a gallows-humour way. Yet more than a memoir about family, The Fear exposes Godwin's anger and despair at the systematic devastation of his native land. This book saddened, shocked, and outraged me. The Zimbabweans who lost their homes, their families, and their lives during Mugabe's rule have sacrificed much, too much. But no less courageous is Godwin himself, who secretly went back to his native country to research and write the book even though he was once accused of being a spy for foreign intelligence. No matter what your politics or passions, The Fear is an important and recommended read. 4.5/5 stars