IVE READ IT TWICE and STill plan to read it again.
I love this book, his humor and imagination, the descriptions.
ZL
26 June 2008
A superb blend of humor and adventure
I got this book on the recommendation from the book Afghanistan: A Companion and Guide, which described it as \"among the best travel books ever written\".
AQ
11 April 2007
A short walk that wasn't short enough
Unlike other critics, I had a hard time dealing with Newby's commitment to sticking to the facts and his telling the story free of any detours into what it meant to him or what he had learned about himself or his countrymen along the way.
OX
24 March 2007
A Great Yarn
A \"short walk\" is at once accurate and understated.
XO
27 February 2007
A great travel narrative
Newby and his traveling companion are the sort who would have been described as \"mad, you know\" by their peers.
PW
6 November 2006
A Classic Travel Book
I read this book, first published in 1958, many years ago.
FM
9 December 2005
A Wonderful, Humorous Description of Travel
Eric Newby does an excellent job in writing about his adventures, or misadventures in the Hindu Kush.
JB
19 April 2005
Very entertaining
I've read Edmund Hillary's latest book.
TP
21 December 2004
A great travel book
This is a great travel book through part of Afganistan in the mid-1950's.
BJ
16 June 2004
Not so amusing...
Eric Newby describes his travels in vintage English style.
Reviews (10)
10 August 2008IVE READ IT TWICE and STill plan to read it again.
I love this book, his humor and imagination, the descriptions.
26 June 2008A superb blend of humor and adventure
I got this book on the recommendation from the book Afghanistan: A Companion and Guide, which described it as \"among the best travel books ever written\".
11 April 2007A short walk that wasn't short enough
Unlike other critics, I had a hard time dealing with Newby's commitment to sticking to the facts and his telling the story free of any detours into what it meant to him or what he had learned about himself or his countrymen along the way.
24 March 2007A Great Yarn
A \"short walk\" is at once accurate and understated.
27 February 2007A great travel narrative
Newby and his traveling companion are the sort who would have been described as \"mad, you know\" by their peers.
6 November 2006A Classic Travel Book
I read this book, first published in 1958, many years ago.
9 December 2005A Wonderful, Humorous Description of Travel
Eric Newby does an excellent job in writing about his adventures, or misadventures in the Hindu Kush.
19 April 2005Very entertaining
I've read Edmund Hillary's latest book.
21 December 2004A great travel book
This is a great travel book through part of Afganistan in the mid-1950's.
16 June 2004Not so amusing...
Eric Newby describes his travels in vintage English style.