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This book is a veritable work of art. It is well-honed, there is not a wasted word here. Paul Theroux tells us just enough about the places to give flavour, but the real story is the people he meets, or just watches, and the snippets of conversation that he weaves into the narrative.
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The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia by Paul Theroux
andrewwilson_237, September 4, 2010
This book is a veritable work of art. It is well-honed, there is not a wasted word here. Paul Theroux tells us just enough about the places to give flavour, but the real story is the people he meets, or just watches, and the snippets of conversation that he weaves into the narrative.(2 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)