⭐⭐⭐ -- Fascinating but a bit dry at times

I have been slogging through this one for a while now. That's not to say that I found it boring. There is a lot of fascinating and interesting stuff here. This book is a mix of both the history of the Nile and the author's travels. I found the history parts to be the most interesting, and the travel parts a bit dry. Which is rather perplexing because it is usually the opposite.