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    <body><![CDATA[This book was a great read for a student of international development/relations. I understand the author's cynicism, admire his risktaking, and appreciate his insight into the impact of decades of foreign intervention in Africa. I didn't feel he was overly arrogant for a journey of this depth and ma...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5007636">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[WHY do I keep reading books by this man?  For some unknown reason I assume that I'll garner some great knowledge form his books or be more amused than frustrated.  Thus far: not.  Instead I'm annoyed by his arrogance and his assumption that he's different from other white people in Africa because he...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2536013">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Safari,&quot; in Swahili means &quot;journey,&quot; and is Theroux’s reason for returning to Africa: to escape a life usurped by schedules, appointments, e-mails and cell phones. After 40 years, Paul Theroux returns to Africa where he began writing. At 60, no one has so conquered the genre l...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5065805">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A great book which is entertaining, informative, and thoughtful.  My travel book reading has been limited to Rick Steeves and Bill Bryson - Paul Theroux is a refreshing step toward the serious end of the spectrum, while still relying on a healthy dose of humor.<br/><br/>Theroux present himself as ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22186487">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Theroux is a pompous ass.  A just-compelling-enough pompous ass.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Funny. I had a Paul Theroux on my shelf for years, untouched, and finally decided to take it with me to the Chicago Book Festival last summer where I released it. Theroux was speaking so I thought it would be cool to release one of his books just outside the tent where he was speaking. I left the bo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64987590">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dark Star Safari is the account of Paul Theroux's travels from Cairo to Cape Town. He begins in Egypt, traveling south along the eastern border of Africa by train, bus, boat, and car. He discusses the cities and towns he visits, the people he meets, and the things he sees.<br/><br/>The first 40-is...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54229963">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[There are quite a few chapters in this book that are really insightful and enjoyable.  Unfortunately, there are just as many chapters where Theroux shifts the focus away from the people and places he encounters on his journey to rag on international aid and development agencies (without actually add...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78479829">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book and recommend it to anyone who has been to Africa or plans to go.  Theroux does not apologize for his sometimes unpopular view of the Continent and how Western Aid has helped to drive post-collonial Africans right back into the dark ages.  But his love for the place, and many of th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11940612">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Paul's writing may not be all you've ever wanted, after all,  his opinions on development and poverty are pretty vanilla in terms of insight, BUT this book is still amazing. Its well researched, presents a ton of African history and culture in an interesting way and there can be no doubt that the tr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10291612">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is more than just a travel book. As Paul Theroux travels from Cairo to Cape Town he shares his current experiences as a traveler but also his memories of being a teacher in Africa 30 years earlier. He meets with old friends and makes new friends and each interaction provides insight into the li...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56362740">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[About 15 years ago or more I had a falling out with Paul Theroux (something he is no stranger to). I couldn't tolerate the smugness of the WASPy 'American'. Inwardly I vowed not to read him again. <br/><br/>Well I can't remember if it was an interview on <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.wpr.org/HereOnEarth/archive_090812k.cfm">&quot;Here on earth&quot;</a> with the now agin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69900253">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Recommended by Noah, grabbed at the library and was surprised to find it is a HUGE hardback book.  Unfortunately that made it very difficult to read, since I wasn't about to bring something the size of the Dictionary along with me everywhere I went.  I eventually gave up and gave it back to the libr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44636126">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked this book, but I wouldn't rush right out and pick up another by Theroux.  I think that he enjoys traveling much more than he enjoys most people.  I don't think he would find me a very enjoyable travel companion and cansequently, I didn't find him all that enjoyable a companion as I &quot;tra...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51775637">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Paul Theroux is a great writer who really makes the landscape come alive as he describes his travels from Cairo to Cape Town.  Unfortunately, Theroux really seems to harbor a lot of resentment and distaste towards the people that he meets along the way.  Residents or fellow travelers all manage to a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62711116">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Travel writer Paul Theroux travels between Cairo and Capetown without getting on a plane.  By bus, train, car, boat and foot, he navigates the confounding continent of Africa, dodging bullets, making unexpected friends and revisiting old haunts.<br/><br/>I know that some people find Theroux's curm...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56240426">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ok, I had only read about 70% of this book when the Fairfax County library demanded I return it (with a 25 cent per day fine, they don't mess around).  Theroux is an engaging writer, but I found myself at times excited to pick this book back up and at others looking at which book was on deck in my g...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48472182">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is a fabulous account of the author's adventure down the continent of East Africa, beginning in Cairo and ending in South Africa. It is packed full of information on the stark reality of life in this part of the world and how many areas are dumping grounds for second-hand items from develo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46136355">more...</a>]]></body>
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