
Xiaopeng
If this book isn’t badly written, then why is it still bad?

Ben Donald
Who came up with the idea to spoil a fine travelogue with some contrived nonsense?

Carol Kloeppel
Is this author trying to show us how to alienate ourselves from our surroundings?

Cem Gülay
Can this book succeed in making migration seem a little bit less mysterious?

Gunther Plüschow
Can we really read about warfare as if it was just an adventure?

Tuvia Tenenbom
Is this how a cynic gets outsmarted by an even bigger cynic?

Andrew McCarthy
Is it possible to write a whole a book like a Roxette song, and should anyone read it?

Dennis Gastmann
Should travel writers deliberately look for interesting stories or just go with the flow?

Nicolas Bouvier
Is this a great piece of poetic travel writing, or has it been overly polished?

Wolfgang Büscher
Will the search for the “Russian soul” ruin an otherwise great book?

Gregor Sieböck
Why is this book only for those who are really into environmentalism?

Giovanni da Pian del Carpine
Was it naive to hope for peace with the Khan?

Philippe Valéry
Is this another author who distances himself from his story?

Laurie Lee
Aren’t less words sometimes better, even if the words are beautiful?