Status Updates From Henderson the Rain King

After blowing up the cistern (a bit implausible), Henderson and his man set out and then encountered another tribe, the hospitableness of which is still tbd.

So, he's gone to Africa & hiked to a distant tribal village. They seem welcoming & he seems to feel they can help him get over himself. But there's a drought & their cistern is inhabited by frogs they seem unwilling to deal with.

He seems to have lucked out into "fitting in" socially despite himself. Not sure if that will hold if he does something with the frogs, which he intends.

& I'm still not sure of the point.

Maybe it's character development, but it doesn't seem like this book has gone anywhere. We've got the main character and his two wives with a bit of depth, but nothing else, really.

Frankly, I've considered setting it aside, but I'm trying to give it the benefit of the doubt.