Dark Star Safari- Paul Theroux

I picked up the damn thing in the first place because another volunteer had given it an outstanding review. Today, almost an entire year later I feel like it was a complete waste of my time. Paul Theroux takes us on his overland journey from Cairo to Capetown. Mostly he just used way too many pages and big words to describe what he actually did. What I will say is that I kept reading it out of respect for Theroux (he was a Peace Corps Volunteer back in the day and a rebellious one at that; if I remember right he actually got kicked out) and also because I'm not a quitter. I did love everything he had to say about what a sham development work can be, but I got sick of reading time and time again how he chose to cut himself off from the modern world for the sake of this trip and how he gave up email and a cell phone to do it. Good for you buddy, but that was your choice. You don't get any bonus points.