Man Eaters Motel and other stops on the railway to nowhere Book

TITLE: Man Eaters Motel
WHY I CHOSE THIS BOOK: It meet the category of travel memoir for my reading challenge
REVIEW: There is a lot to like about this book. The writer is knoweldgable about East African history and geography. I learned a lot myself and plan to read some books he referenced. I did not realize how much Asians (particularly Indians) and Arabs played a part of the history of Africa. And the amount of conflict between these groups as well as between blacks and whites.

His writing style is easy going. You can imagine talking to him in the same manner and tone. That is both a positive and a negative. What made me give this only three stars was the lack of cohesion. The book is supposed to be about this writer's tracing the route of the Uganda Railroad, talking about that experience as well as giving historical context. It was more historical than travel memoir. The history was good but I would have appreciated more travel memoir. He had room, the book was just over 200 pages. He also jumps around a bit and meanders.