swookim

another bookclub hit/miss. hard to identify with since the author gives no rationale for walking across afghanistan. it seems to be not-journalistic, not-anthropological, not-political, not----anything. be prepared to cringe at every little drawing (yes, the author inserts drawings. of donkeys, of pottery shards, of structures. i'd be eternally grateful for this illustrated version of the journey if only the illustrations didn't seem to be done by a child of mediocre talent). but, like a second-rate movie, i just can't stand to leave the theatre until the end (another 150 pages or so). so it goes.

2020-12-26 05:06