Review of The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux

I hovered between "I don't like it" (2/5) and "It's okay" (3/5) on this one. What kept pulling me along was Theroux's craft as a writer to drop in an interesting turn of phrase and use language in an unusual way. I found his story (that is, the conveyance of his journey) surprisingly heartless, surprisingly soulless. And in several instances he behaves like a dick.

I can't recommend this book.