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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
slow-paced
Lots of characters and time jumps. Every time something would happen it would flash back for 5 pages
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Intrigue, murder and mayhem converge when seven besties join Hollywood star/nice girl Katie Barstow and her new husband David Hill on their honeymoon safari in the Serengedi. The year is 1964. Race is divisive in the U.S., the Cold War is on, many countries in Africa are trying, with mixed success, to emerge from the yoke of colonialism and safari goers are becoming more interested in shooting animals with cameras rather than guns. Bohjalian knows how to grab the reader's attention and not let it go until the last page is turned. I listened to this one and the actors do an excellent job as well.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Old Hollywood glam meets ‘And then there were none’ meets African safari. The characters are likeable and interesting and the setting is so cool. The Russian storyline/kidnapping fell short for me.