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River of the Gods: Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile by Candice Millard
1 review
madamenovelist's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0
Graphic: Xenophobia, Grief, Racism, Antisemitism, Blood, Chronic illness, Sexism, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Colonisation, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Death, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical content, and Islamophobia
Moderate: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, and Genocide
Typical racism, xenophobia, and imperial attitudes of Europeans for the Victorian period. Genocide is listed as moderate because the Rwandan genocide is briefly mentioned without going into lots of detail. But it still hits hard in context.
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