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sjatas's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
laurans's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
2.5
Dit boek stond op mijn lijstje sinds ik het vermeld zag in "De sneeuwpanter"van Sylvain Tesson.
In het begin komen er erg veel plaatsnamen en personages op je af. Ik was meer fan van het reisverslag en beschrijvingen van de omgeving en de dieren dan het godsdienstige deel. Heb enkele keren op het punt gestaan om te stoppen met lezen.
In het begin komen er erg veel plaatsnamen en personages op je af. Ik was meer fan van het reisverslag en beschrijvingen van de omgeving en de dieren dan het godsdienstige deel. Heb enkele keren op het punt gestaan om te stoppen met lezen.
scarletohhara's review
4.0
Brilliant read. It is amazing how Matthiessen wrote such a long book describing only his surroundings, the beautiful path he hiked with GS and the sherpas and the people he met in this journey, with very little bits about himself. I thought the book was brilliant because of the focus only on the natural beauty.
Towards the end, I was hoping Matthiessen caught at least a glimpse of the elusive snow leopard.
Must read if you love the great outdoors and have an interest in Buddhism.
Towards the end, I was hoping Matthiessen caught at least a glimpse of the elusive snow leopard.
Must read if you love the great outdoors and have an interest in Buddhism.
madzik's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Would have been better without the spiritual talk.
kitkat2500's review against another edition
5.0
I savoured every sentence in this book…reading it slowly, re-reading whole paragraphs. The writing is gorgeous, the descriptions of his trek in the mountains of Nepal are captivating. I love this combination of outward journey in the wilds of nature, and inward journey of self-discovery.