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Ghost Train to the Eastern Star

By: Paul Theroux
Narrated by: John McDonough
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 In Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Paul Theroux retraces the steps he took thirty years ago in his classic The Great Railway Bazaar. From the Eurostar in London, he once again sets out on a journey to the East, travelling overland through Eastern Europe, India and Asia. Infused with the changes that have shaped the exterior landscape and enriched with developments to his own perceptions and psychology, Ghost Train to the Eastern Star is an absorbing and beautifully written follow-up to The Great Railway Bazaar.©2008 Paul Theroux (P)2009 WF Howes Ltd Travel Writing & Commentary Haunted Imperial Japan Iran Imperialism Middle Ages Russia Africa Middle East Self-Determination Railroad China
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Overall great, nice way of describing things, interesting encounters. Occasionally condescending and grouchy. Ridiculous description of Tokyo as being awful and the future of all cities (it's so Japanese in its attention to detail and many more things), but redeemed by other features such as chatting with Haruki Murakami . my favourite use for this book is in the mornings when I can't get back to sleep the narrator's soporific voice works wonders.

Theroux is great + also annoying but helps w sleep

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You don’t have to like the author but it helps. This book tells of a journey overland, the only way to travel across Asia and back. It is inspirational and entertaining

Great travel writing

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Peppered with fascinating insights & drizzled with Therouxisms, this is a delight. Excellent voice artist & accents add a wonderful aura.

Reflective Theroux

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Written in Paul Theroux's usual lively prose, this is an excellent book that takes the listener (reader) on an exceptional journey from Europe across the Middle East, India and onto the Far Eastern reaches of the world's rail network, returning from Japan to Vladivostok and returning on the Trans Siberian Express. Along the way he meets a colourful array of interesting people, whose lives the author describes in some detail. Paul Theroux is, for good reason, my favourite travel writer, and his books are timeless expeditions, that bring real places and real people to life. Highly recommended to anyone interested in people, places and long distance travel.

An Excellent Extravaganza of Rail Travel

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I loved Paul's eyewitness approach to traveling to some of the world's most extreme places. It was rich and textured and gave a sense of being there. He pulls no punches and does not romanticise. Really enjoyable

Rich and textured.

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