![]() ![]() I had Shadow Country on my shelf and every intention of getting to it soon, but didn't realize he had this whole other nonfiction output. ![]() I'm a little embarrassed to say I hadn't paid attention to much of Matthessen's work before he died. Skipped a few steps up and down the mountain It was worth waiting for 8 years, and it is the first time I have found an abridged book to be better then the original ( with the exception of Moby Dick ) The story is worth 1 credit, the performance is worth 5, and the strange juxtaposition of old voice and young man is worth at least 4. When Peter says "kill the buddha." there is so much happiness and fun that you have almost no idea what he is talking about, but perhaps you want to know?The story itself is a trip into nepal, mixed with the life of the author at 46. And then OM!! The old man jumps on you and you laugh and laugh. ![]() At times the smoke in the voice almost falls away, at other times you hear pages turning over his soft wispy rumble. Amazing does not describe the smoky sound of a 90 plus year old man, telling the story of his 46 year old self. In the introduction I learned that "abridged," in this case, meant the author made cuts AND performed it himself. " How I hate that word, but thankfully I bought it. Imagine my fear at seeing the word " abridged. I have waited 8 years for this book to come to audible. ![]()
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