A review by aorth
Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Capetown by Paul Theroux

4.0

I read this a number of years ago. It's a great adventure story and there's a good bit of history alongside Paul's experiences in the 1960s in Malawi. Gave me a grim picture of aid in Africa, right before I came to live as a volunteer in Africa. 6 years later I'm still living in Africa... I love it, but more for the friends and adventures; life here is tiring (and the aid workers are always trying to "save" Africa)!