This turned out to be a real struggle for me to get through. While the travel portions gets interesting, it was the veering off into Buddhism that bored me to tears. Your experience may vary. Four stars overall, but only because I can't give a three and a half on this one. For the longer review, ple...
Since Iyer's account is dated, it's best to read this as a series of snapshots in time. Iyer muses on his experiences in a wide variety of countries. I don't agree with his "lonely places" premise, but the essays were otherwise enjoyable, though not illuminating. This might be interesting to read as...
Iyer moves to Kyoto, Japan to write. While there, he meets a young Japanese wife and mother, as anxious to practice her English as he was to practice his Japanese. Thus a relationship ...
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