Comments on: Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven

By: Joanne

Joanne — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:43:40 +0000

I’m glad to hear this earned a spot on your (theoretical) list of bestest travel books – I’ve got the audio version of this one and I have been saving it especially for my lazy beach days this summer
.-= Joanne´s last blog ..Graphic Novels v.6 ♦ Next Stop, The Twilight Zone! =-.

By: Christy

Christy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:32:37 +0000

I’m so glad this book is getting love around the blogosphere. It’s an astounding story and Gilman is an insightful and entertaining writer. To Jenny above who asked if the book seemed gossipy about Claire, the traveling companion. I thought Gilman handled that aspect in a compassionate way. She’s changed identifying details about Claire, and expresses gratitude to Claire for getting her out there to see the world. Also, throughout the book, she points out times where she must have been really annoying to Claire. So she’s open about her own faults too.

By: Louise

Louise — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:11:04 +0000

I am perhaps the most so-not-interested-in-China-person you can find, but since I like travelling and also have a professional interest in travelling you have me very intrigued by this review. Sounds like a great book. .-= Louise´s last blog ..Evermore by Alyson Noël =-.

By: Ti

Ti — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:24:58 +0000

I’ve had the same reaction to this book…meh. However, after reading your review it’s clear that I didn’t even have an idea on what the book was about. I love books that center around travel.
.-= Ti´s last blog ..The Sunday Salon: Eatin’ and Readin’ =-.

By: charley

charley — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:45:55 +0000

I enjoyed this one, too. The scene that comes to mind is when they go out in the boat with the men who use… I believe it was cormorants?… to catch fish, but they put some sort of snare around their necks to prevent them from swallowing the catch.
.-= charley´s last blog ..The Clothes on Their Backs by Linda Grant =-.

By: Colleen (Books in the City)

Colleen (Books in the City) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:01:53 +0000

I really enjoyed this book too – I love to travel and generally like travel memoirs. I loved the author’s voice – her writing was very smart. I put her other two books onto my TBR immediately!
.-= Colleen (Books in the City)´s last blog ..The Book Oscars =-.

By: Esme

Esme — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:05:36 +0000

PS not sure why it shows that review as mine. Is that a spam going on.

By: Esme

Esme — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:04:45 +0000

I could not stand the author of this book-I was appalled by her behaviour and shocked that she would have the audacity to write about it-years later after she has had time to reflect. I have gone backpacking both solo and with a girlfriend. I never had to experience the nervous breakdown-although I did end up in the hospital and getting groped (I will let you guess in what country that happened in). Thankfully I met some Swedish girls who were very kind to me. Of course that happened after my girlfriend and I both went our own ways to visit our respective families. PS -if you ever change your mind on China I will give you some tips-it was my first Asian country and given the wonderful experience has taken me back numerous times. .-= Esme´s last blog ..IREG’s Andrew Miller featured in Domain Name Journal’s 2010 year-in-review =-.

By: Melissa (Book Nut)

Melissa (Book Nut) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:16:00 +0000

Oh, this one sounds like tons of fun. Travel and China, right up my alley. Thanks for the heads up! .-= Melissa (Book Nut)´s last blog ..Sunday Salon: Lists, Battles and Tours: Oh My! =-.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:41:20 +0000

I've seen several reviews of this book lately, so I got it out of the library yesterday. My only worry about it is that I feel like it's maybe not very nice of her to write all about her friend's mental breakdown in a book. Did it feel gossipy at all? .-= Jenny´s last blog ..Best. Day. Ever. =-.