A review by shereadersbookclub
Blinding Light by Paul Theroux

4.0

This was my first book by the author and I quite enjoyed it. The story of Datura brought me back to my own experience with ayahuasca in the ecuadorian oriente so I might have enjoyed reliving my own memories more than this story itself. The idea of drug induced blindness brought an interesting turn to the story and the Germans that I met in Ecuador really helped me personify Manfred. The book dragged on a bit but I thought it all came together well at the end. It reminded me somewhat of the Stephen King book (authors writing about writers). I think this book satisfied my thirst more than other readers because of the personal connection to Ecuador and I have always dreamed of writing a travel memoir. This served as an example of one way it can be done. I would be inclined to read more by this author.