Title: One long exercise in China-bashing.
Review: Having read The Great Railway Bazaar and The Old Patagonia Express, I looked forward to Riding the Iron Rooster. And I was greatly disappointed. I felt Theroux went to China expecting to hate it and proved himself right. He was contemptuous of Chinese customs and culture. He looked for things to scorn. His arrogance was displayed on every single page. He was condescending instead of curious. He seemed to want to hold the country to the standards of the United States and was disparaging when rules and regulations dictated something different from what he personally wanted. A major disappointment
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