Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781299218413 (1299218415)
Publish date: January 1st 2004
Publisher: Broadway Books
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Non Fiction,
Travel,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Religion,
India,
Asia,
Spirituality
I enjoyed this more than I first thought I would, but less than I'd expect. I liked it precisely because it wasn't fun girl adventures in India. The author conveyed her fear and the harrowing nature of many of her experiences, which is useful for my teaching. What I liked less well was what seemed l...
its funny !!!!
I didn't know what to expect when I started reading this book; I just knew that it was a backpacker's favorite while I was on the road in India. Within the first few pages this book took me back to the place that I have missed ever since leaving. I felt as though I was reliving the myriad of mem...
Macdonald was a TV journalist in Australia. She leaves the comforts of home for true love, joining her boyfriend, also a reporter, in India. This book recounts her experiences and observations there as she attempts to sample the many forms of religion that India has to offer, including Christianity ...
What is it about India? Sensually beautiful, yet also filthy and vile. Brilliant and lost. Deeply serious and ridiculously silly. I'm fascinated by it.I liked Holy Cow a lot. Macdonald is smart and clever and the stories she tells almost read like fiction. Recommended.