Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart by Tim Butcher

Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart

Tim Butcher

363 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history travel adventurous informative fast-paced

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A compulsively readable account of a journey to the Congo — a country virtually inaccessible to the outside world — vividly told by a daring and adventurous journalist.Ever since Stanley first charted its mighty river in the 1870s, the Congo has e...

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Moods

adventurous 85%
informative 57%
challenging 42%
dark 42%
inspiring 28%
emotional 14%
sad 14%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 33%
fast 16%

Average rating

3.7

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