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Again, to be fair I should disclose that I listened to this as an audio book on a very long car trip from SD to DC.
I'm really attrated to climbing memoirs although I am not attracted to actually climbing mountains. Perhaps it is because there is something so very, very epic about climbing K2 and failing. The story is interesting, well written (though there are a few awkward turns of phrase), and inspiring.
Perhaps it isn't fair, but the only reason that this book isn't getting 5 stars is becaus ...more
I'm really attrated to climbing memoirs although I am not attracted to actually climbing mountains. Perhaps it is because there is something so very, very epic about climbing K2 and failing. The story is interesting, well written (though there are a few awkward turns of phrase), and inspiring.
Perhaps it isn't fair, but the only reason that this book isn't getting 5 stars is becaus ...more
This book was difficult for me to rate, because while the first half was a somewhat suspenseful/compelling tale of how Mortenson got started, the second half was more educational - detailing the issues in the region (Pakistan/Afghanistan) and what he was doing there. I feel like I learned a LOT about the area and in a different way from, say, The Kite Runner. And what he's actually done is seriously amazing. The writing and the process of reading the book was about a 3, but I would say that what
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This was one of the best aid worker autobiographies I have read (and as a soon-to-be Peace Corps Volunteer I've recently read a lot). Greg Mortenson writes in a simple, yet effective way of his experiences in Pakistan and later Afghanistan and how his efforts to build schools and enrich the lives of locals might be an actual solution (or at least its start) to the mess in the Middle East (and Africa).
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Cruised through the story of starting the foundation and building the first school, but then never finished it. The book does a good job of capturing the extremes of Mortenson's personality. These extremes make him successful in realizing his goals, but also made it hard for me to finish listening to his story of accomplishing those goals.
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Three Cups of Tea is not a literary masterpiece, but it was for me an inspirational, spell-binding adventure saga wrapping a thoughtful statement on the power of basic kindness and generosity and personal integrity to bridge even the largest cultural gaps.
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