Sundiata: Lion King of Mali Book

I really enjoyed reading this book. I was very enlightened by the love of a parent to their child and the courage of a young man's promised to fulfill his destiny. This book read like a TV movie and you were waiting to see who the good guys were and who were the bad guys. To wait and see who would conquer all. In Sundiata story was one of great improbabilities, the fact that the old buffalo women in the forest was befriended and then gave over he spirit, and then his mother having a hunchback and not attractive at all marrying the king and finally Sundiata being born with a handicap was the less likely to be come king. Sundiata rose to his destiny and took over the kingdom as was promised by his father. This story made me a believer of my destiny and to know that I have a purpose and a plan I may not know it right now, but if I keep striving to be better and better I will achieve what is promised to me.

It was said that the Lion King the movie was created from this book, its funny and has some similarities but doesn't come close tot he original story. The Lion King I believe was loosely based on this book, and the Sundiata Mali King, the Sundiata story told of obstacles he had to overcome and after the death of his father is was apparent that not everyone was pleased the he was chosen to be King. He even had 11 of his brothers and sisters killed, the fact that he was able to escape was another moment of divine intervention that differs in this story from the movie the Lion King. Sundiata was a great warrior in the end which the prophecies had told of. This book will give you great insight of a son's mission a mothers love, and a fathers plan for the future.