To a Mountain in Tibet (P.S.)
by:
Colin Thubron (author)
Format: kindle
ASIN: B00A2ADDIE
Publish date: March 1st 2011
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Non Fiction,
Travel,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Cultural,
Religion,
Asia,
Spirituality,
Buddhism,
China
Another exquisite travel book by the master
This is my second book by Thubron and, for the second time, I have to say that I’m not wild about his writing. What is it that you don’t like? you might ask. And I can’t put my finger on it. This is the kind of book I should like; I adore travel narratives. But once again I was not wowed by Thubron....
Felt at points I was supposed to buy into the family tragedy in much the same way that Dickens gave us poor Nell to boost his readership. Nevertheless, I enjoy travel books and books about journeying, and whilst this is not as good as his Siberian jaunt, I closed my eyes and pictured those timeless ...
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