Kon-Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl

Kon-Tiki

Thor Heyerdahl with F.H. Lyon (Translator)

240 pages first pub 1948 (editions)

nonfiction history travel adventurous informative slow-paced
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"Kon-Tiki" is the record of an astonishing adventure -- a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by an anci...

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Moods

adventurous: 96%

inspiring: 70%

informative: 68%

hopeful: 20%

reflective: 18%

funny: 12%

lighthearted: 11%

relaxing: 9%

challenging: 5%

emotional: 3%

tense: 3%

mysterious: 1%


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18% of readers chose fast
57% of readers chose medium
24% of readers chose slow
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