k8inorbit's review
Hitching Rides with Buddha
by Will Ferguson
k8inorbit's review
Hitching Rides with Buddha by Will Ferguson
k8inorbit's review
rating:
bookshelves:
japan,
non-fiction
recommended for: fans of travel books, people interested in japan
This one was interesting. Ferguson is definitely a westerner in a different culture and sometimes he seems to revel in making encounters awkward, instead of taking the easy route. However, he hitchhiked from the bottom of Japan to the top, went to dozens and dozens of places off the main tourist routes, met dozens and dozens of people and the book is filled with interesting moments and observations. Observations on places, on people, and on two cultures meeting each other and trying to have a conversation.
It makes for a really interesting and very funny read. I definitely highly recommend it, but I also think it would be really interesting to hear what someone from Japan feels about what Ferguson says.
It makes for a really interesting and very funny read. I definitely highly recommend it, but I also think it would be really interesting to hear what someone from Japan feels about what Ferguson says.
