Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl

Kon-Tiki

Thor Heyerdahl

256 pages first pub 1948 (editions)

nonfiction history travel adventurous informative slow-paced

Description

Kon-Tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure -- a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by an ancien...

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Community Reviews Summary of 524 reviews

Moods

adventurous 93%
informative 75%
inspiring 68%
hopeful 31%
funny 12%
reflective 12%
relaxing 12%
emotional 6%
lighthearted 6%
tense 6%

Pace

medium 37%
slow 31%
fast 31%

Average rating

3.99

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