Three Cups of Tea question

People are awefully quick to judge without knowing the real story. None of us may ever know the truth, but I believe that this book is a great story of what one person can do - even if it was to build only half the schools he says he did.

For those who are surrounded with a lot of educational institutions will consider what Greg has been done is something like fantasy. In reality, we need more people like Greg.

I believe that it is true. And I highly recommend Three Cups of Tea. I had it as a summer reading book a few years ago and I LOVED IT.

I also think that we need to stop comparing his story to A Million Little Pieces. Are we going to judge all memoirs and non-fiction from here on just because one story was fake?

I think the stories in Steven Levenkron's book Cutting, Understanding & Overcoming Self-Mutilation, were fake but that doesn't make me think that all other non-fiction books were actually fiction.

I really liked Three Cups of Tea not because of Mortenson or any great fan worship of what he supposedly had accomplished, but for what the book itself gave me: an exposure to a part of the world I know sadly little about, confirmation of issues around girls' education that I've read about in other (very well documented) books, and a sense like Nancy suggested above, that people can make a difference. I am frustrated that if the questions about Mortenson's management and actual accomplishments turn out to be true, the controversy surrounding him will make it that much harder for other organizations to actually get the funding and support they need for similar work. As they say, "one bad apple...." I still think the book is worth reading, but I'm not recommending it as highly as I used to, to be sure.

I read this awhile back. While I think the has done great things I remember feeling sad for his family that got so little of his time and attention.

Since when is fiction not worth reading? Read THREE CUPS OF TEA by all means. It`s a great read, and yes, despite the controversy, the man has done some good. It`s just that he`s done more good for himself..