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A Year in the World
- Journeys of a Passionate Traveller
- De: Frances Mayes
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 17 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 35
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 37
A Year in the World is vintage Frances Mayes, a celebration of the allure of travel, of serendipitous pleasures found in unlikely locales, of memory woven into the present, and of a joyous sense of quest. An ideal travel companion, Frances Mayes brings to the page the curiosity of an intrepid explorer, remarkable insights into the wonder of the everyday, and a compelling narrative style that entertains as it informs.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable escape (mostly)
- De Sonia en 10-30-06
- A Year in the World
- Journeys of a Passionate Traveller
- De: Frances Mayes
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
Disappointing
Revisado: 09-24-08
Having enjoyed Under the Tuscan Sun - and being a passionate traveler myself - I looked forward to reading this book. Unfortunately, it is so poor that I gave up halfway through - a rare occurrence. At its best, Mayes's writing can be lyrical and seductive, and there are flashes of that here. But there are also flashes of turgid, self-important, and precious prose. Most of it is just boring. I also realized partway through that there is virtually NO humor in this book.
For travel writing from now on, I'll stick with Bryson or Troost or Rob Gifford.
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