Title: A promising start but a drag towards the end
Review: I picked up this book for its interesting cover- the pairs of shoes seem so inviting- asking the reader to take a glimpse into the mystical land of Korea. That was a promising start but the read soon became a drag. The author tends to describe scenaries (perhaps because he walked for the journey)with too much details and there are not many facades of Korean life that are well-depicted. There is insufficient insight into why Koreans are different from the Japanese and the Chinese, though all 3 great nations are so close to one another.For an Asian who would probably know Korea an bit more than fellow readers from the Western world, I do not find this book entertaining at all. The saving grace was perhaps some history of the development of hangul, the Korean language and the different types of ginseng. That's about it.
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