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Mein Mercedes Ist Nicht Zu Verkaufen : Eine Abenteuerliche Reise Durch Afrika (2000)

by Jeroen van Bergeijk(Favorite Author)

3.27 of 5 Votes: 1

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review 1: Book club book for March. As the two-star rating should tell you: it was OK. Something about the tone/voice left me cold. I felt like I still didn't know the author very well even after being "with" him on the road for three months. And it seemed like he didn't meet very many nice people or have many positive experiences. But he does give a pretty good picture of West Africa from a foreigner's point of view. It was fun to read his perspectives on Bamako, Ouagadougou, and Dakar, all places I've been. And he does give interesting insight into importation of cars from Europe to W. Africa -- who does it, how, how much they make, etc.
review 2: I have read other Sahara/travel books and enjoyed them, so I picked this up. I gave up because the style didn't engage me,... more and the writer seemed to be stalling for time, dragging out the opening. First, a long summary of "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance," apparently connected to how he views his car, then a long description of his trip to the Mercedes factory in Bremen. At that point I gave up. less

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