false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170618756m/63689.jpg 63689 29 Now a classic of the travel genre, The Great Railway Bazaar chronicles Paul Theroux's adventures by rail from Victoria Station in London to Tokyo Central, told with his signature wry observations. 811411 book 1975 The Great Railway Bazaar total:727|5:186|4:318|3:177|2:37|1:9| 727 2816 1202 89 4 1 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Apr 30 09:26:42 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 13:13:26 -0700 2008 http://blogs.sun.com/katysblog/entry/the...

The Great Railway Bazaar (by Paul Theroux)

I finished one book on the drive home and had to go to Border's for a new book to get me through dinner. I thus interrupted my current naval reading theme wi...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 1983 Mon Dec 29 09:43:39 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 09:50:52 -0800 2008 In the early 70s which he writes about in this book there were no railways in Afghanistan and I'm...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 16:03:29 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 23:59:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 23:54:24 -0700 2008 Thu May 15 23:44:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 09:40:26 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 10:15:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 02:51:09 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 16:52:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 11:03:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 01:06:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 13:29:55 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 13:34:54 -0700 2009
Paul Theroux autographed my copy at a recent conference ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Oct 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 21 12:03:49 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 12:13:12 -0800 2009 The Great Railway Bazaar is a classic that will be read for generations. A hundred years from now they will read this book to learn about our era and the steel rails and rem...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 23:43:52 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 19:25:03 -0700 2009
This was my first adventure with Paul Theroux and I have to say that I was thoroughly pleased. The idea for reading this book was two fold. First, because I found it on the list for 'Man's Essential Library' and second, because I too plan on taking a nu...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 06:08:44 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 11:00:14 -0700 2009
Some reviewers...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 03 12:09:14 -0800 2008 Sun Jun 21 04:02:02 -0700 2009
His writing was quite nice, his humor understated, but usually present. What I found slightly unsettling was the way in which he seemed to criticize Colonialism and the classic Bri...more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 00:44:07 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 10 22:59:19 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 01:47:52 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 02:04:26 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Thu Oct 25 13:06:56 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 25 13:25:53 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri May 11 14:32:57 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 28 01:25:53 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 25 05:49:46 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 10:13:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 21 04:05:30 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 04:08:33 -0800 2008
This has given me the idea to travel back to New Zealand from England by train and boat. Though, by the time I get to Australia, I don't think I could be bothered to wa...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 12 16:42:11 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 16:44:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 26 17:47:05 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 19:46:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=63689