A Mountain too High
My book club chose Ed Douglas’ book for our April
selection. I and most members of the club were very disappointed, and we
elected to call an audible to switch books. The book is dry and way too
academic in its writing style. To be sure it could have been interesting given
that the Himalayas stand at the crossroads of three major religions: Islam, Hinduism,
and Buddhism. They also stand amidst the geopolitical rivalry involving China,
India, and Pakistan.
The problem here is that Douglas gets way to wrapped
up in socio-political history going back a thousand years where he highlights
the rivalry of the various tribes in the region. With all of the names he
mentioned the reader would need a scorecard which he does not provide. As a
result, unless the reader is really interested in a very deep history of the
region, I would pass.
The full Amazon URL appears at: A Mountain too High (amazon.com)
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