The Pillars of Hercules by Paul Theroux

The Pillars of Hercules

Paul Theroux

509 pages first pub 1995 (editions)

nonfiction travel adventurous reflective slow-paced

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"DAZZLING."--Time"[THEROUX'S] WORK IS DISTINGUISHED BY A SPLENDID EYE FOR DETAIL AND THE TELLING GESTURE; a storyteller's sense of pacing and gift for granting closure to the most subtle progression of events; and the graceful use of language. . ....

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informative 100%
adventurous 75%
reflective 50%
funny 25%
mysterious 25%

Pace

medium 100%

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