A review by berthe33
Ghost Train to the Eastern Star by Paul Theroux

4.0

Theroux immerses readers in the alleys and shadowy corners of squalid cities that many are unlikely to see for themselves. He is a close observer of the unfamiliar and the strange while charting the simultaneous evolution and degeneration of the world itself. "Theroux's real work is not about travel," reveals the Rocky Mountain News, "it's about the progress of the soul."
This quote from BOOKMARKS still holds true today...Theroux's writing is as smooth and flowing as the snow in Siberia and his cultural references show he's not as "old" as he would like his readers to believe.