Reviews for Timbuctoo the mysterious

The average rating for Timbuctoo the mysterious based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-08-16 00:00:00 Dewijanti Hardi Wonderful but be forewarned I only purchased this book because it was mentioned several times in the Joshua Hammer book "Bad-Assed Librarians of Timbuktu." It was fascinating. Absolutely mesmerizing. However, the reader should be aware before reading this book that occasionally the author expresses sentiments that would be considered disrespectful, or even insultingly offensive if written today. The book is worth reading anyway. The author seems able to simultaneously hold these views yet observe and note with admiration the very positive aspects of the native culture. The Kindle version has some problems with registration and thus image captions will sometimes appear randomly inserted here and there. After brief annoyance, the reader will find this no more distracting than subtitles in a foreign film. Again, worth reading anyway.

Review # 2 was written on 2007-12-03 00:00:00 Elizabeth Munoz Interesting if a little unsatisfying I like true life adventure stories and historical accounts but I had a little trouble with this one. Maybe I'm just not into the great white hunter stories, much of the early parts of this book were dedicated to hunting various animals, but the latter part of the book picked up steam. Baker's dealing with the natives and the eventual reaching of his goal paints Baker as a likable and good man who was also a clever and shrewd adventurer.