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liberrydude's review against another edition
3.0
Only made it to page 156 and couldn't finish it after five weeks. Some deep thoughts with profound introspection on culture, history and art. Will definitely take it with me on my trip to Spain.
stolencapybara's review against another edition
4.0
Some of the loveliest, most well-paced travel writing out there. Unalloyed enjoyment. Highly recommended.
warmoezenier's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.5
thameryst's review against another edition
4.0
"Anyone who finds present day politics complicated can comfort himself with a descent into history." My favorite thing about this travelogue were all of the historical portraits and the delving deep into the political issues of the time.
No scratch that, my favorite thing about this book was the author's love for Spain and the immense breadth of his knowledge about it. This doesn't read anything like some obligatory academic project in order to gain recognition or progress a career or anything outward like that. This book chronicles the author's passion and immersion with Spain and as he takes us along with him on his journey throughout all the little unknown towns. Because of this approach to writing the book, the experience of reading it felt like traveling with a knowledgeable friend.
No scratch that, my favorite thing about this book was the author's love for Spain and the immense breadth of his knowledge about it. This doesn't read anything like some obligatory academic project in order to gain recognition or progress a career or anything outward like that. This book chronicles the author's passion and immersion with Spain and as he takes us along with him on his journey throughout all the little unknown towns. Because of this approach to writing the book, the experience of reading it felt like traveling with a knowledgeable friend.
eberico's review against another edition
5.0
Possibly the most accessible book about the Camino that I read - written by possibly the most irresistibly named author.
"Perhaps that is the travelers' deepest melancholy, that the joy of return is always mixed with a feeling that is harder to define, the feeling that the places you have ached for since you first saw them simply went on existing without you, that if you really wanted to hold them close you would have to stay with them forever…the real traveler finds sustenance in equivocation, he is torn between embracing and letting go, and the wrench of disengagement is the essence of his existence; he belongs nowhere."
"Perhaps that is the travelers' deepest melancholy, that the joy of return is always mixed with a feeling that is harder to define, the feeling that the places you have ached for since you first saw them simply went on existing without you, that if you really wanted to hold them close you would have to stay with them forever…the real traveler finds sustenance in equivocation, he is torn between embracing and letting go, and the wrench of disengagement is the essence of his existence; he belongs nowhere."
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