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Title: Good reference. Not fun to read, by fermed.
Review: This is a long book and a tedious one. I kept reading it in the hope that I would "get into it," but when it was finally over I hadn't. Perhaps not liking it was my problem; perhaps my expectations were too great. I knew this man was a controversial but interesting figure, whose book "In Patagonia" had moved me deeply years ago; I expected great things from his biography.Was it Nicholas Shakespeare's prose? I don't know. It is hard to believe that one could be bored reading about such a hyperactive, outrageous and exciting adventurer. Much as I hate putting down the author's obviously monumental effort, I look forward to the day when Bruce Chatwin's life will be written about with the same vibrancy, intensity and verve with which he lived it.There is no doubt that the book is of great value as a reference and a resource about Chatwin and his life. But a good read it is not.
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