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Biased Perspectives - [21 Dec 2009]
BIASED PERSPECTIVES by Robert E. Smith 1. EGO TRIP Blood River is a real ego trip by a self-indulgent, self-aggrandizing, egotistical writer. He exaggerates his suffering to enhance his hero status. " I croaked a faint curse against the obsession that...
indulgent, self-aggrandizing, egotistical writer. He exaggerates his suffering to enhance...
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Kept me gripping the pages - [09 Nov 2009]
I saw "Blood River" in an airport bookstore and riffled through it. I kept putting it back down, taking up another book more like what I thought I was looking for.... then returning to "Blood River." So here I bought a book I didn't want to, just because...
down, taking up another book more like what I thought I was looking for.... then returning...
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An elephant still stands in the room full of questions about the Congo. - [05 Nov 2009]
Tim Butcher deserves praise for both bravery and for honest-reporting. His successful retracing, by land and river, of the route of the Stanley expedition that mapped the Congo River over 125 years ago was an act of bravery-and this tale could stand alone...
by land and river, of the route of the Stanley expedition that mapped the Congo River...
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An imperfect but informative travelogue - [24 Feb 2009]
Tim Butcher was sent to Africa as a foreign correspondent for The Telegraph in 2000. While exploring the continent, he dreamt of traveling along the whole length of the Congo River from its source to the sea, recreating the latter portion of Stanley's...
exploring the continent, he dreamt of traveling along the whole length of the Congo River ...
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Somewhat interesting - [16 Feb 2009]
"Blood River" traces the footsteps of legendary explorer Henry Morton Stanley and his journey from Tanjanika to the mouth of the Congo River. Author Tim Butcher attempts to follow this path and provides some interesting insight into the history and plight...
from Tanjanika to the mouth of the Congo River. Author Tim Butcher attempts to follow this...
www.amazon.com/review/R2TJSRT8NQ...
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"And then we fled to the bush" -- The Undevelopment of a Nation - [11 Jan 2009]
The "following in the footsteps of X" framework is a staple of the travelogue genre, and this is a fine example of it. Foreign correspondent Butcher, not content with the dangers to be found in various global war zones, became enamored by the idea of ...
is a fine example of it. Foreign correspondent Butcher, not content with the dangers to...
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a wonderful but painful read - [10 Dec 2008]
Following in the footsteps of Henry Morton Stanley, British journalist Tim Butcher traverses the DRC - one of the wildest and most lawless countries on earth, and presents an almost unimaginable vision of despair and deprivation. Yet amidst all the local...
the DRC - one of the wildest and most lawless countries on earth, and presents an almost...
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Disappointed - [01 Dec 2008]
The author's premise is intriguing. A lone white man will journey through the horrific darkness of the modern Congo, tracing the steps of Henry Stanley's legendary trek recorded in 1876. Mr. Butcher's account however falls flat with a resounding thud....
of the modern Congo, tracing the steps of Henry Stanley's legendary trek recorded in ...
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A Journey - Not a History - [29 Nov 2008]
November 2008, Kindle Version Positives: The journey he takes is difficult and the people he meets live in extraordinary conditions. Through it all I felt I was traveling right next to the author. At the end of the book I didn't sense I read a story but...
he meets live in extraordinary conditions. Through it all I felt I was traveling right next...
www.amazon.com/review/R2SLDLX78...
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incredible read - [23 Nov 2008]
Wow!! This was a moving and incredible read that weaves history and current events in a tumultuous part of the world. I'd been looking for a book that tackled some of the history but ties it in with what's happening today. this is the ticket!
part of the world. I'd been looking for a book that tackled some of the history but...
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