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On the one hand, this book is an interesting look at Derrida's perspective on place and travel (through Malabou, however). It also provides a nice point of departure for those who find themselves dealing with the application of Derrida to questions place and movement and need a quick reference to his other works that deal with this area of discussion (mostly through the ample quoting of his other works).

On the other hand, this book is a mish-mash. Different fonts are used on top of each other. Chapters do not follow sequentially, etc. (It would be asserted, I'm sure, that this is purposeful within the argument that is made about traveling in this book, but it comes out to be a bit annoying.) Malabou's statements, also, are frequently almost verbatim repetitions of the long quotes that she has inserted from Derrida's works. Finally, the quotations are frequently incorrect when checked against the original versions (I'm not sure who is to blame on that one: Malabou or the editors...)

For those who are interested in Derrida the person, however, letters of correspondence between Derrida and Malabou, and a large collection of photographs of Derrida around the world (e.g., as a child, with Jorge Luis Borges, sitting on a motorcycle in L.A.), provide an interesting glimpse into his life...