[calibrebooks] Re: Travel book review
- From: "pam willingham" <pam.willingham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <calibrebooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 13:30:35 -0000
Hello Elizabeth,
I have also recently read this book too. I did enjoy it as I like reading
about far away places, especially if its a bit humorous . I do agree that
she moaned rather a lot about how arduous the travelling was and the state
of the hotels, though I would have thought that the differences were the
reason why someone should take on that sort of journey. I did learn a lot
about China though and their culture which is so different from ours, in
their attitudes towards other people and of course animals, but it really
put me off ever wanting to go there. However, its a good read if you like
travel books.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Elizabeth Lovick" <liz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <calibrebooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 12:34 PM
Subject: [calibrebooks] Travel book review
> Fried eggs with chopsticks by Polly Evans
>
> This is about her 6 or 8 week trip round China using public transport. It
> is best when she is giving short accounts of historical events from the
> areas she is traveling in. It is worst when she is trying too hard to be
> funny.
>
> I suspect she is very young, and this shows. She is very self-centred and
> moans too much - she did choose to do this!
>
> The book is probably worth the time reading it, but it could have been so
> much better. She needs to stop trying to be another Michael Palin and
> find
> her own voice.
>
> 3/5 I think! I did finish it and I did learn quite a bit about Chinese
> history.
>
> Liz
>
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