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elise_dragon13's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
3.75
sweekune's review against another edition
funny
informative
slow-paced
3.0
3/5
Audiobook narrated by Stephen Kynman.
Occasionally funny but also a lot of waffle and uninteresting parts.
The Good:
- The description of Chengdu was incredibly accurate and amusing.
- Sections of the culture of Tibet and it's transition over the 20th century were interesting and well described though not in a lot of depth.
- Faulty Towers-esque shenanigans that were amusing.
What could have been better?:
- There were several reasonably large sections of the book that did not hold my interest at all. These were mostly in the first half of the book which made for a slow start.
- Overly descriptive sometimes which added to the disconnect I felt in some sections of the book.
- Whilst I'm not sure this was intended, several sections of the book came across as quite condescending to Tibetan and Chinese culture. Nothing outright awful but it is a narrative clearly told from a Western perspective with incredibly Western expectations on lots of things.
Audiobook narrated by Stephen Kynman.
Occasionally funny but also a lot of waffle and uninteresting parts.
The Good:
- The description of Chengdu was incredibly accurate and amusing.
- Sections of the culture of Tibet and it's transition over the 20th century were interesting and well described though not in a lot of depth.
- Faulty Towers-esque shenanigans that were amusing.
What could have been better?:
- There were several reasonably large sections of the book that did not hold my interest at all. These were mostly in the first half of the book which made for a slow start.
- Overly descriptive sometimes which added to the disconnect I felt in some sections of the book.
- Whilst I'm not sure this was intended, several sections of the book came across as quite condescending to Tibetan and Chinese culture. Nothing outright awful but it is a narrative clearly told from a Western perspective with incredibly Western expectations on lots of things.
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