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

4.0

This is an utterly awesome book, which equally captures the beauty and futility of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In it, he retraces the steps of Stanleys original crossing of Africa in 1874-7, in a country with no real govermnent, where tribes fight for control and there are no consequences for murder. Butcher did this in 2004, risking his life to do something that he was constantly told was impossible. Stanley did it with an entourage, Butcher does it alone. Best book I have read in ages.