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Title: In order to go back, you must go forward
Review: On a steady diet of a few books a month, when I find a promising book in the bargin bin, I'll usually read it and then get the added benefit of diluting the subjects I normally tend to read. Low expectations can make for a more enjoyable read plus this book is well written, has a nice clear concise tone and is personal, yet curiously interesting. For example, the Author doesn't seem to take his journey to China that seriously, sub-consciously deciding to use what is basically left of his youthful immortality on this idiosyncratic quest (But he could "eat bitter"), In conclusion, this book is fun, fresh, fast and light and sometimes that's my definition of a day of sunshine, one minor exception due to our ever faster changing world, the book can feel ambiguously dated at certain points.
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