Malaria Dreams: An African Adventure

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Summary: High adventure in Africa.
Review: This was a good read, well written adventure. The "characters" we meet are thoroughly African and provide an insightful view of that country. There are some questions that the book left unanswered. For instance, who is Ann? Why is she travelling with Stevens? And did they learn anything of lasting value from the trip? I loved the adventure. The writing is tight, humorous and makes even the outlandish situations believable.

Rating:
Summary: High adventure in Africa.
Review: This was a good read, well written adventure. The "characters" we meet are thoroughly African and provide an insightful view of that country. There are some questions that the book left unanswered. For instance, who is Ann? Why is she travelling with Stevens? And did they learn anything of lasting value from the trip? I loved the adventure. The writing is tight, humorous and makes even the outlandish situations believable.

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Summary: he's talking to me
Review: this was my first venture into Stevens world and I became hooked. immediately i sent it to a friend with directions to send to a long list of friends and then it was lost in the shuffle. years later, after forgeting Stevens name, i stumbled upon Feeding Frenzy in a sale rack on the sidewalk of some snooty "private" library in Midtown and it was like meeting up with an old boyfriend on a ferry in a foreign place. After the discovery I went immediately to the bookstore and bought Malaria Dreams and The train. Malaria is of course great. it's the "i'm laughing out loud and i don't care what you think" kind of thing. it feels like the story is being told to you over coffee from a friend instead of a paperback you are experiencing alone. read it and then Feeding Frenzy.... my next pet will be a golden retriever named Henry. I guess you could say Stevens has at least one groupie.