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 enlarge | Author: Colin Thubron
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 340911
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 006095373X
Dewey Decimal Number: 957
EAN: 9780060953737
ASIN: 006095373X
Publication Date: January 1, 2001
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Condition: great condition; corners show a small amount of wear
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 Hauntingly Perfect August 15, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Thubron brings Siberia to life, he gives you the chill of the barren landscape while holding in the warmth of the people. He evokes Siberia in an almost Tolkien-like way, the barreness recalls the vast streches of Tolkiens middle earth. If you even have a passing intrest in Russia or Siberia get this book, it is worth every minute you get lost between the pages. If this book has a failing, that is a big if, it is that it is too short, I wanted to be lost in Thubron's Siberia much longer.
Beautiful--every sentence a poetic observation of Russia! December 11, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you love Russia, or anything about Siberia you will love and cherish this book! Thubron writes with a Byronic majesty but in such a down-to-earth fashion. He draws the reader right into his travels and conversations with Siberian natives. A truly awesome book!
A serious book October 27, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a serious book, not a page turner, perhaps not a book for the young and optimistic who might prefer to look forward and meet hopeful young Siberians than to slowly unfold the memories of some of its older citizens. Nor is it a book for the lexically impoverished. I first encountered it as a full text audio book on about a dozen cassettes. I greatly recommend this slower-paced way of getting to know the book. Later consideration of the written text only confirmed my delight; this is an impressive writer who reconsiders his sentences and uses a wider range of the resources of our English language than many of us may be used to. As a result, he manages to give a precise and individual tone to each description, whether of the land or of its people, despite the similarities that will recur. Don't expect a travel guide or an engaging host: the book gives little or no practical information and reveals little too about the author, except his obvious talent for drawing out personal stories and his pluck in venturing into remote and dangerous contexts. No, this is a serious book and, all in all, a terrific achievement, as its readers will begin to understand a most significant and oversized piece of the jigsaw of human history. Every serious minded person should know about this book and try to find time to read it.
travel through Siberia...SEE it........ August 14, 2005
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
wonderful, vivid..... corners of siberia you want to visit but may not have the time nor funds to see.... thubron takes you there....LOVED this book!
 A real let-down May 5, 2004
0 out of 10 found this review helpful
Thurbon's book got me very excited when I found it in the bookstore (sorry Amazon) as I had recently decided that I needed to know much more about the region than I did. After reading it, I have to say that Thurbon's book seems to follow a predictable pattern - Thurbon has his main point, which is that Siberia is a rotten place, and he finds locals to prove his point over and over again in a depressing manner. It doesn't seem to do justice to the region, nor is it very informative.
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