A review by jomarch436
Lands of Lost Borders: Out of Bounds on the Silk Road by Kate Harris

adventurous funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

Overall I enjoyed this. Some great quotes. I do wish she had written some commentary on all of these explorers and how they were exploitative of the places they were exploring. If she had done this I probably would rate this 4 stars. Also her lack of recognition that it is the Chinese government that has issues not all Chinese people. When a women she met while traveling said this, the author said this was the woman “refusing to take sides,” which is an odd way of looking at it. Citizens don’t always reflect their government, especially in a place like China. But I think she accurately portrayed the pain and suffering of recreating outdoors combined with the pure joy. Her descriptions of all the people she’s met were great too, both funny and apt.