Lost on Planet China: One Man’s Attempt to Understand the World’s Most Mystifying Nation
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
J. Maarten Troost
Troost’s tale of his travels in China combine the best of Paul Theroux and Bill Bryson. He has Theroux’s somewhat critical view of his surroundings leavened by Bryson-like humor. Troost travelled far and wide throughout China, occasionally in the company of a friend and comic foil. He’s the best kind of travel writer: the kind you’d like to travel with. His adventures make for fascinating reading and he’s nearly cured me (painlessly) of any desire to visit China.
