A Fortune-Teller Told Me: Earthbound Travels in the Far East by Tiziano Terzani Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of A Fortune-Teller Told Me: Earthbound Travels in the Far East
Book Review: history, magic, journalism you cant get elsewhere
Summary: 4 Stars
i would reccommend this book to anyone who enjoys travel narrative and is interested in magic and fortune tellers in asia. Although i can't agree with the author on all his opinions, as he seems to be against the modernization of Asia, i do agree that with the modernization there is a great loss of knowledge of nature. The author seems to have a love/hate thing going with china, doesn't seem to keen on thailand, and seems sad at the loss of how burma used to be. The book is well written and gives some great anecdotal history of asia, as well as illustrates, in part, the difference in the asian mindset when it comes to fortune tellers and magic.Book Review: travel with inspiration
Summary: 5 Stars
Tiziano Terzani writes a story that shows how to travel with inspiration. His curiosity and simple questions expose him to the culture around him he didn't know, and in the process he shows you how to do it for yourself. In his case, he was travelling by any means that didn't involve flying on a plane. He quickly realised this meant he had to research quaint problems such as where to cross a river, how to circumnavigate a mountain range, where to spend the night when there are no hotels and what to eat when everything is unfamiliar. His best realisation was that by travelling slowly and locally, he had to make conversation. This gave him opportunities to enjoy and be enjoyed by haphazard encounters, and these tales fuel the story he tells. Terzani illustratesA Fortune-Teller Told Me: Earthbound Travels in the Far East how to be a traveller rather than a tourist.