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In Patagonia (Vintage classics)by: Bruce Chatwin
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: Fascinated by Patagonia ever since an early childhood lust for his Grandma's scrap of hairy Giant Sloth skin, Bruce Chatwin is intrigued by odd miners, Darwin, the Welsh and the log cabin built by Butch Cassidy. From Rio Negro to the southernmost town of Ushuaia, Chatwin depicts all in writing as spare as the Patagonian desert and as vibrant as the purple clouds off Last Hope Sound. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - UninvolvingHaving been around when this book became a big hit in the 1980s,l was intrigued when it was selected for our book club.What a disappointment it turned out to be.The book is flat,and lacking any emotion,or personal reflection,or any laughter or crying.It is,for me, a soulless piece of work.We are told very little about Chatwin the traveller,no insight into his motives and longings.Instead we are quoted a large amount of dry stories about previous occupants of that land,most of whom had little interest ... Read More Rating:  - Perhaps it's age...Many years after reading most of the Chatwin canon, I have finally read In Patagonia. Yes, it's meant to be that mixture of fact and fiction but it doesn't come across as innovative. Perhaps, it is because of what's been published since - and because this reviewer was just so 'wowed' by the likes of 'On The Black Hill', which surely was somewhat influenced by In Patagonia. For the purist, I guess it's wise to read his output in the order of publication. Pleased I've finally read it, anyway. Read More Rating:  - "In" Patagonia?Well I'm sorry but I just don't get this book - it starts out all of a sudden with a bloke walking around Patagonia with no explanation of why he's doing it, where he's going, what he's feeling, how he got there - nothin'. And he wanders about into people's houses - no explanation of how he meets them or gets himself so over-and-over invited - and then it's these little snippets of postcards of pictures of people, which generally lead one to feel that the author thinks he's better than everyone he meets. ... Read More Rating:  - Seeking some skinHow many children become adults fulfilling a childhood dream by visiting remote places? Bruce Chatwin, driven by memories of his grandfather's strange artifact, takes us with him to the farthest reaches of South America. His travels in that mysterious realm result in this masterfully done account of journeys in Patagonia - southern Argentina and Chile. It's not an exaggeration to praise this work as the first to supplement Darwin's. Both sought fossils, although Chatwin's pursuit is rather more specific. ... Read More Rating: - Innovative writing for the imaginative travellerI was browsing the shelves of the travel section of a large bookshop recently looking for inspiration. 'In Patagonia' appealed to me for three reasons. Firstly, I am planning a long trip to South America and was interested to read any writing covering that area. Secondly, I was captivated by Paul Theroux's comment on the back cover of the Vintage edition that Bruce Chatwin had found a remote place 'like the land where the Jumblies live'. I love eccentric people and places. Thirdly, I was intrigued by the pictures ... Read More Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display
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