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A review by scribepub
In the Land of Giants: Hunting Monsters in the Hindu Kush by Gabi Martínez
Enthralling from beginning to end, In the Land of Giants is an inspired telling of an uncommon story.
West Australian
When reading this book, one gets gusts of the best of Kipling, and also of Chatwin, even of Robert Byron. It’s the story of an obsessive trip, of a murder, of several love affairs, of a journey, of an adventurer who got lost forever, of the danger latent in trying to uncover an elusive truth and a truth only meaningful for he who wants it told (and then also, of course, for the fortunate reader). Fascinating from start to finish, In the Land of Giants is the kind of incredible story only an excess of reality can provide.
Javier Marías
Martinez ably conjures the scent of juniper, the taste of black, salty tea and the sight of a 40-donkey convoy heading to Panjsh.
Spectator
A murder mystery more intriguing than anything you could make up.
Sunday Territorian
West Australian
When reading this book, one gets gusts of the best of Kipling, and also of Chatwin, even of Robert Byron. It’s the story of an obsessive trip, of a murder, of several love affairs, of a journey, of an adventurer who got lost forever, of the danger latent in trying to uncover an elusive truth and a truth only meaningful for he who wants it told (and then also, of course, for the fortunate reader). Fascinating from start to finish, In the Land of Giants is the kind of incredible story only an excess of reality can provide.
Javier Marías
Martinez ably conjures the scent of juniper, the taste of black, salty tea and the sight of a 40-donkey convoy heading to Panjsh.
Spectator
A murder mystery more intriguing than anything you could make up.
Sunday Territorian