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Account of a mega-trip from Chang'an to Antioch, much along the less-traveled sections of the Silk Road. Fascinating portraits of people befriended along the way, as well as intriguing insights into the historical background of the fabled cities and lands visited on his journey.
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a rambling account of the author's journey along the route of the silk road. He chronicles people he met along the way and their views on anything from current politics to their latest culinary delight. A little too disjointed for me to really get into this book.
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I liked this book, but I didn't love it. The idea of the book was initially fascinating to me: Travel down the old Silk Road and see what is still intact, relating a little ancient history and telling stories about the people that used the road in the past.
I loved the ancient history and the stories about the people and places of the Silk Road. What irritated me were Thubron's conversations in his mind with an ancient traveler; these seemed silly to me.
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I loved the ancient history and the stories about the people and places of the Silk Road. What irritated me were Thubron's conversations in his mind with an ancient traveler; these seemed silly to me.
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