A review by nycsquirrel
Crossing the Heart of Africa: An Odyssey of Love and Adventure by Julian Smith

3.0

Meh. Julian Smith copies the travels from South Africa-ish to Cairo-ish that Ewart Grogan did a the end of the 19th century over 3 years, and Smith does it in 2 months...which is a bit ridiculous. He's essentially racing against time and dismissing the people and culture of the countries he flies through. He frames it around Grogan's purpose of proving himself to his fiance, so Smith details his own romance, which is just a series of tales of him screwing it all up. Meanwhile, Grogan's tales are related in such over the top heroics that it's hard to swallow. Not terrible, but not terribly engaging.