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nationalbiscuit's review
adventurous
challenging
informative
slow-paced
2.0
i was left mostly unimpressed with this collection. it's made up of journalistic writing and the stories were not super interesting or engaging.
msjoanna's review
3.0
A mixed bag of travel essays. Salmon Rushdie's essay about his return to India was a standout as was "Why We Travel" which was more of a philosophical piece than a travelogue. But other essays seemed overlong and less than thrilling. The quality of readers also varied somewhat. Still, an overall entertaining and engaging listen and ideal for lots of short errands rather than long commutes or drives.
legolibrarian's review against another edition
It is a long road trip to Washington State University in Pullman, WA from Tacoma, WA, but I had my book on CD and that really helped. This 5 CD book is edited by Paul Theroux and includes travel writing by Russell Banks, Gretel Ehrlich, Salman Rushdie and other renowned travel writers. Mostly the pieces are read by the authors. The travel time flew as a experience the frozen north, a live volcano, traveling in a the hull of a small boat going from Haiti to Florida and more. It was an enjoyable and worthwhile use of my time.
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