Review: My first full read on Kindle.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 30, 2012
This is one of those books you should have read in Junior High or High School, back in the 1950's, but instead you read the Classic Comic Book.  It was my first real read on my Kindle, and I have tosay, it held my attention and ran very fast.  A warning to everyone who undertakes this story, there is an excess of British Imperial racism expressed throughout the book, which is as disgusting as is the pointless slaughter of elephants and other wild critters to satisfy the "manliness" of the characters.  The "N" word appears once in the beginning, but the similar term "kafir" is threaded throughout.  If you can get the story into historic perspective, perhaps you can overlook these glaring issues.  Other than these points, it's a worthwhile read and instructive as a look into a time which is thankfully, long past us.  A good teacher could use it to illustrate why Africa has been a continent of upheaval for a century and a half.More than political, it's a good story.