Into the Heart of Borneo by Redmond O'HanlonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
4.5 Stars really, as I ultimately found it just shy of perfect.
It seems natural to compare this to the travel writing of Bill Bryson, and similarities do exist, but O'Hanlon (and Fenton) offer their very British take on the comedic quest. I enjoyed every minute even tho O'Hanlon often seemed to be trying to insert the most arcane examples of sentence structure. Lots of talk about birds and, if I had any interest in ornithology, I'm sure I would have been fascinated. I found the three native guides far more interesting.
And then it ended. Just like that. I would have preferred some sort of summation. Instead I got: "Our search had ended."
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