From the Bookshelf of Around the World…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
Although I did learn about Bhutan from this book, I thought that Lisa Napoli's memoir was not the best vehicle for doing so. It occurred to me that Napoli isn't very visual. One incident that stood out for me was when she was guessing the nationality of another visitor to Bhutan by his accent rather than his appearance. Another one was when she purchased a ring as a keepsake from Bhutan and didn't describe it at all. Her descriptions are general rather than specific. A travel writer should be mo
...more
I'm glad to have read this in the weeks leading up to my trip to Bhutan. It's given me a nice snapshot of the country; the people, the politics, the media and the rapid development that occurred between about 2007 and 2010 (the period of the book).
...more
Posted 4/17/11 -- An extremely interesting and enlightening book. I enjoyed it a lot, and I will be back to post a review soon.
Posted 2/7/11 -- Thank you to Crown Publishing and Goodreads for choosing me as a First Reads winner of Radio Shangri-La by Lisa Napoli!!!
Posted 2/7/11 -- Thank you to Crown Publishing and Goodreads for choosing me as a First Reads winner of Radio Shangri-La by Lisa Napoli!!!
Mar 07, 2011
Kimberly
marked it as to-read
Jun 06, 2011
Jenny (Reading Envy)
marked it as to-read
Sep 04, 2011
Brenda
marked it as to-read
Oct 15, 2011
Angela
marked it as to-read
Dec 14, 2011
Jennifer Corgiat
marked it as to-read
Mar 15, 2012
Julie
marked it as to-read
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
nonfiction,
memoir-autobio-bio
Apr 16, 2012
Laura
marked it as to-read
Dec 12, 2012
Karen
marked it as to-read
Oct 24, 2013
Amber
marked it as to-read
Dec 30, 2013
Whitney
marked it as to-read
Feb 11, 2017
Melissa
marked it as to-read
