Reviews for Men of Salt: Crossing the Sahara on the Caravan of White Gold

The average rating for Men of Salt: Crossing the Sahara on the Caravan of White Gold based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-12-02 00:00:00 Miguel Moya This book is amazing! Men of Salt is a role model of what every travel book should be, an exotic fairy tale, but real. This book is amazing! I know I said it before, but I need to say it again - AMAZING! Men of Salt is informative without being overwhelming, imaginative without being falsifying, descriptive but not overly so, and so deliciously perfect it hurts. I learned so much about the Sahara from this book. It's all I've been talking about for days. I've gone over every sentence of this book verbally with my Mom, coworkers, complete strangers, and my indifferent cat, ( who has no interest in camels or deserts.) I've never heard of the salt mines in Africa and had no interest in any deserts before this book. Now, I have the urge to run off to Timbuktu and join a caravan of camels to dig up a kind salt that I'm sure I've never tasted before in my life. O, what power the written word holds. This book is a reread for sure.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-01-17 00:00:00 Lois Lightfoot I love this book. love love love. The author portrays the Malians he meets with such candor and subtle love, which is exactly how everyone who ever spends time in Mali feels. His description of the trek across the desert, peppered with descriptions of the dunes to reflections on his meals, dreams, relationships, goals is so well done I am transported back to Mali (Peace Corps) and both thankful that I've been to Timbuktu so I have a sense of what he's talking about and that I will never, ever have to endure a caravan 2 weeks north of Timbuktu to know what it's like. I stop myself from finishing the book every night so I can look forward to one more day of the journey.