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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
Such a quirky book - I can see how this was not the book the publishers expected when he wrote it. Make Patagonia seem like a cross between "Northern Exposure" and "Twin Peaks". 95 short chapters - very interesting read. Thanks to my Book Club for exposing me to this author.
Fascinating and vivid travelogue full of astounding little stories.
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
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This book is a mix of a travel report and an antropological inquiry into the Southern tip of South-America. Chatwin wanders through the Patagonian landscape and history, and meets lots of strange people and commmunities (a lot of them are migrants or their offspring). Very interesting and often funny, but what is the sense of all this? I guess Chatwin wanted to show the diversity of human experience in the more extreme environment of an outback.
travel is not a genre place (harhar) I willingly seek out (notable exception: Rick Steves on PBS) but this book owns mostly because of the ways it isn't actually travel but is just sort of weird sebald-adjacent free form weird curiosity. I can see how chatwin fits into a constellation of precursors compadres and heirs (without sorting, Rebecca west, Geoff dyer, sebald, Herzog, MacFarlane, etc). Highest recommendation. Also fun for Aubrey/Maturin people just for vibes of British and Celtic types lost in the deep south
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
I should reread this and see if I will still enjoy it as much. Chatwin's razor-sharp prose and anecdotes make him an author worth revisiting.
adventurous
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adventurous
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fast-paced