Africa
Solo
Kertscher, Kevin
Paperback: 258 pages
Publisher: Steerforth Press; 1st ed edition (April 1, 1998)
ISBN: 1883642949
Overall Rating: Four Stars 
Readability: 3
Content: 4 Stars
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Africa Solo is a naively pleasant travelogue about the author's
journey across the heart of Africa. Kertscher is remarkably generous
with his internal fears and trepidations, openly admitting that
his journey frightens him on many occasions. This is a refreshing
departure from the legions of travelogues full of self-aggrandizing
bravado. Kertscher journeys from North Africa across the Sahara
into the Ivory Coast. He then flies to Bangui, C.A.R., crossing
to Congo and continuing through the jungles to Kenya. Africa Solo
is not a complicated book. It is a simple travelogue, documenting
Kertcher's journey from start to finish. Kertscher doesn't explore
the issues involved with life in Africa, but he does occasionally
make interesting observations on the quirks of travelers. Africa
Solo is a pleasant read, and while not spectacular or exciting,
may just leave the reader with a warm fuzzy feeling. It is a pleasant
read.
