Velvetink's votes on the list Africa (fiction and nonfiction)

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1	The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing 3.83 avg rating — 15,101 ratings Velvetink rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus by Richard Preston 4.16 avg rating — 121,104 ratings Velvetink rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) by Agatha Christie 4.12 avg rating — 303,798 ratings Velvetink rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton 3.93 avg rating — 79,383 ratings Velvetink rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley 4.45 avg rating — 164,586 ratings Velvetink rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare 3.71 avg rating — 43,622 ratings Velvetink rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles 3.89 avg rating — 30,652 ratings Velvetink rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 3,535,533 ratings Velvetink rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Congo by Michael Crichton 3.63 avg rating — 178,387 ratings Velvetink rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Elephant Song by Wilbur Smith really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,186 ratings Velvetink rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Journey to the End of the Night by Louis-Ferdinand Céline 4.18 avg rating — 47,609 ratings Velvetink rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Wizard of the Crow by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o 4.23 avg rating — 3,757 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	A Dissolving Dream: A New Zealander In Amin's Uganda by Heather Benson 4.15 avg rating — 34 ratings Velvetink rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Tobruk Commando: The Raid to Destroy Rommel's Base by Gordon Landsborough 4.03 avg rating — 33 ratings Velvetink rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Flash of the Spirit: African & Afro-American Art & Philosophy by Robert Farris Thompson 4.27 avg rating — 387 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	A Handful of Honey: Away to the Palm Groves of Morocco and Algeria by Annie Hawes 3.65 avg rating — 262 ratings Velvetink rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Unbowed by Wangari Maathai 4.07 avg rating — 7,044 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Travels in West Africa by Mary H. Kingsley 3.76 avg rating — 917 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Towards Asmara by Thomas Keneally 3.66 avg rating — 285 ratings Velvetink rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Graves Are Not Yet Full: Race, Tribe and Power in the Heart of Africa by Bill Berkeley 3.94 avg rating — 421 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	A Continent for the Taking: The Tragedy and Hope of Africa by Howard W. French 3.92 avg rating — 939 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo by Michela Wrong 4.02 avg rating — 3,254 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	I Didn't Do It for You: How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation – Italy, Britain, US, and Soviet Colonialism in Eritrea by Michela Wrong 4.13 avg rating — 1,394 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	It's Our Turn to Eat: The Story of a Kenyan Whistle Blower by Michela Wrong 4.19 avg rating — 2,045 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Youth (Scenes from Provincial Life #2) by J.M. Coetzee 3.78 avg rating — 8,262 ratings Velvetink rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Diary of a Bad Year by J.M. Coetzee 3.61 avg rating — 5,796 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Dog Heart: A Memoir by Breyten Breytenbach 3.56 avg rating — 34 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Voodoo: Africa's Secret Power by Gert Chesi 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings Velvetink rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Fela: From West Africa to West Broadway by Trevor Schoonmaker (Contributor) 3.87 avg rating — 38 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Black President: The Art and Legacy of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti by Trevor Schoonmaker 4.19 avg rating — 21 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Echo of an Angry God by Beverley Harper 4.02 avg rating — 233 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Power of One (The Power of One, #1) by Bryce Courtenay 4.36 avg rating — 94,188 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Wildlife Wars: My Fight to Save Africa's Natural Treasures by Richard E. Leakey 4.13 avg rating — 251 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Origins by Richard E. Leakey 4.12 avg rating — 471 ratings Velvetink rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Cry of the Kalahari by Mark Owens 4.33 avg rating — 8,595 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	African Trilogy: The Tree Where Man Was Born / African Silences / Sand Rivers by Peter Mathiesson 4.24 avg rating — 37 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town by Paul Theroux 3.98 avg rating — 15,853 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	A Gesture of Belonging: Letters from Bessie Head, 1965-1979 by Randolph Vigne (Editor) 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Covenant by James A. Michener 4.22 avg rating — 21,909 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Bone Woman: A Forensic Anthropologist's Search for Truth in the Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo by Clea Koff 4.02 avg rating — 3,003 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Dark Safari: The Life Behind the Legend of Henry Morton Stanley by John Bierman 3.85 avg rating — 87 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Living Free (Story of Elsa, #2) by Joy Adamson 4.20 avg rating — 1,856 ratings Velvetink rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds (Story of Elsa, #1) by Joy Adamson 4.16 avg rating — 33,722 ratings Velvetink rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Ritual and Seduction: The Human Body as Art by Andre Virel 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings Velvetink rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	South Africa by Tom Hopkinson 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings Velvetink rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	African Kingdoms by Basil Davidson 3.83 avg rating — 72 ratings Velvetink rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Sabena Revue 1974 #1 by Sabena Belgian World Airlines really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings Velvetink rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	A History of Southern Africa by N.E. Davis liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating Velvetink rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Woman in the Mists: The Story of Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas of Africa by Farley Mowat 4.17 avg rating — 3,670 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Cry, the Beloved Country: A Novel of South Africa by Edward Callan 4.12 avg rating — 454 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Old Way: A Story of the First People by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas 4.28 avg rating — 597 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala 3.80 avg rating — 7,030 ratings Velvetink rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Making of The African Queen Or How I went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall and Huston and almost lost my mind by Katharine Hepburn 3.95 avg rating — 2,496 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations by Georgina Howell 3.98 avg rating — 3,544 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	West African Trickster Tales by Martin Bennett (adapter) 3.78 avg rating — 18 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	From the Sahara to Samarkand: Selected Travel Writings of Rosita Forbes, 1919-1937 by Rosita Forbes 4.03 avg rating — 31 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Journey Into Barbary: Morocco Writings and Drawings of Wyndham Lewis by Wyndham Lewis 2.97 avg rating — 36 ratings Velvetink rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	West with the Night by Beryl Markham 4.15 avg rating — 40,855 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Shaka Zulu: The Biography of the Founder of the Zulu Nation by E.A. Ritter 3.98 avg rating — 216 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Gavin Maxwell: A Life by Douglas Botting 4.58 avg rating — 91 ratings Velvetink rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The African Queen by C.S. Forester really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9,263 ratings Velvetink rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen 3.91 avg rating — 47,848 ratings Velvetink rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Walking with the Great Apes: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Birute Galdikas by Sy Montgomery 4.19 avg rating — 765 ratings Velvetink rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Constant Gardener by John le Carré 3.83 avg rating — 30,833 ratings Velvetink added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The White Lions of Timbavati by Chris McBride 3.91 avg rating — 81 ratings Velvetink rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Letters from Africa, 1914-1931 by Isak Dinesen 4.19 avg rating — 591 ratings Velvetink rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	A Chance to See Egypt by Sandra Scofield 3.34 avg rating — 67 ratings Velvetink rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Ants of God by W.T. Tyler 3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings Velvetink rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars