pickCandace Millard wrote a thoroughly researched, yet exciting, narrative nonfiction which is quite the adventure! The source of the Nile River was a mystery in 1850 until two British men were determined to discover the answer. Speke and Burton were highly invested, intelligent explorers who clashed during their expeditions. Burton was a highly skilled linguist who spoke 25 languages and translated the Kama sutra into English. Good but long!
pickCuriosity, bravery, greed, pride, and ambition brought these two men to the heights of fame and the pit of infamy. Speke, the Burtons, and Bombay come across as imperfect people in a perfect storm of exploration and politics. I am determined to read all of Millard‘s works of nonfiction but I hope she is working on something now as I have only one left.
pickWood walked through some pretty serious terrain (the Sahara) and came this close to dying of thirst, dangerous lands (South Sudan), and paranoid lands (Egypt). What I loved most were his conversations with Boston, Wood‘s Congolese guide who lived in #Uganda, which consumed a lengthy part of his walk. Boston provided a unique perspective about so many things, but mostly from the experiences of the destitute who do what they can to survive, even ⬇️
Late posting my #joyousjanuary wrap up but I am feeling the joy! Thank you @Andrew65 for hosting 😊
✅ Finished Appointment with Death
✅ Finished What Meets the Eye
✅ Finished River of the Gods
✅ Read an installment of Serial Reader each day
Still some detail to add and a few styles not pictured. But audiocrafting can be very productive. #Uganda #Foodandlit @Catsandbooks
I‘m making valentines while listening to this audiobook
#foodandlit #Uganda @Catsandbooks
Friday night #joyousjanuary update
Finished What Meets the Eye … Review to come
Finished part 3 of River of the Gods
Still reading one installment a day on Serial Reader - finished A Christmas Carol and returned to Little Women
My current book set in #Uganda is very slow, and I‘m in need of a new audiobook so this is it!! And it turns out it was free with my audible subscription. I have learned to check my various subscriptions for freebies before buying books now. So many are available free either on audible or kindle unlimited. #foodandlit @Catsandbooks
#joyousjanuary Day 4 update! Having a Monday off is all fun and games until you have two days‘ work to finish on Tuesday 😬 but I did manage to get a little reading in. I‘m not loving What Meets The Eye so far, but maybe it will pick up once the plot gets cooking.
Finished Appointment With Death, read an issue of Christmas Carol, and now I‘m getting back to River of the Gods (which I started in Nov!). I was reading it for book club, but then I couldn‘t make it to the meeting and I moved on and never finished the book. But it‘s so good! I just have to get past my mental block. That‘s what readathons are for 😊 #joyousjanuary
