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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
What a captivating description of one man's travels!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Where Nights Are Longest: Travels by Car Through Western Russia (Paperback)
This was one of the most captivating descriptions of an adventure I have ever read. Thubron has a most lyrical and classical narrative style and he depicts the Soviets with both cold objectivity and warm humanity. This has made me want to travel to Russia to see it all myself.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Too much art class but a good read,
By Chengiz (NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Where nights are longest: Travels by car through western Russia (Hardcover)
Colin Thubron's travels in Russia seem like one hallucinogenic experience after another and you cannot help but wonder if he is at least fudging with the truth a little bit. His writing is often quite dark and sinister, but I suppose it's because *he's travelling in Soviet Russia*. Also he tends to go on an on in eyelid-heavying excruciating detail about anything related to art: paintings, sculpture, music, literature, you name it. On the other hand, the book is informative (though not comprehensive), and it is in general a very good read. The experiences, true or not, are remarkable. Thubron's writing and language are also very good... I suspect he'd make a very good fiction writer (no sarcasm intended).
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Where nights are longest: Travels by car through western Russia by Colin Thubron (Hardcover - 1984)
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