pickHaving participated in every #readingthecontinents challenge, I‘ve read many books about walking across countries or continents. Strangely they‘ve become a genre I really enjoy. So this book should have been perfect for me. And the walking bits, describing #SouthKorea was good (not great compared to other authors). But the author—based on one or two meetings with a limited number of people—passes judgment like an old white Brit guy. I have ⬇️
Texreader little respect left for him. He met and went with a few American men from one of the bases, and they had southern accents, according to Winchester none too bright, and just consort with prostitutes on their time off. Of course he always said he was game for that, and it was left rather ambiguous whether he did or didn‘t in some instances. Those Korean women—they are all about sex with old hairy white guys. Really that‘s the message I got. So ⬇️ 4w
Texreader these American military men didn‘t hold a candle to the one “educated” officer he met who “actually cared” about Korea. Winchester just felt so judgmental through much of the book. I couldn‘t even forgive him when he was much kinder to a soldier from Texas with his Texas accent. I‘ve read 3 books now by this author. I just don‘t think his writing is as up to par as other nonfiction writers and this book in those parts frustrated me. Barely a pick. 4w
Texreader #foodandlit 4w
Crazeedi I've only read 1 book by author, thought it was good, but don't know if I care to read this one! 3w
Catsandbooks That's not good ☹️ 3w
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