Just as I’ve done for the last few years, I greedily waited for my copy of The Best American Travel Writing, 2012 to arrive. I followed it through the online tracking codes, stalking my book as it was shipped to me. I couldn’t wait to get my mitts on it and dig in. After all, […]
Tag Archives: Paul Theroux
The Tao of Travel
I have struggled with separating myself from Paul Theroux. As much as I can’t stand the arrogant tone in his writing, I can’t help but buy another book of his when I see it on the shelf – in this case, his newest work, The Tao of Travel: Enlightenments from Lives on the Road. And, […]
The Kingdom by the Sea
A couple of years ago I swore off reading any book by Paul Theroux ever again. Ever. True, he could write like nobody’s business, but his arrogance drove me mad. He never literally spelled it out, but I always got the impression in his other books I’ve read that his adventures were the only way […]
The Old Patagonian Express
About a month ago I stopped at the Denver Public Library’s used book sale and instantly made for the travel section. I didn’t expect to find much more than some old travel guides, but was pleasantly surprised when I started going through the tables covered in books. I grabbed my fair share of old travel […]
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star
I’m beginning to believe that it’s just not possible for me to be a fan of Paul Theroux. I’ve now read three of his books and have only enjoyed one, and that one only mildly. Ghost Train to the Eastern Star is the third book of his I’ve read, and it comes on the tails […]
The Great Railway Bazaar
Paul Theroux’s The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia has been said to be, by some, the quintessential travel novel. If ever there were one travel book to read, this is supposed to be the one. So, on the heals of the release of Theroux’s Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: On the Tracks […]
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