The Backpacker
Book description
Leaving the blinding sand for the cool shade of the trees, I walked carefully through the undergrowth to where Dave, using two twigs as chopsticks, was picking up a freshly severed human finger...
John's trip to India starts badly when he finds himself looking at the sharp end of a…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Backpacker as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This account of a backpacker’s quest for hedonistic excess made me want to pack my bags and set off into the unknown. A kaleidoscopic rollercoaster of an adventure story moving from India to Thailand, Australia, Hong Kong, and Indonesia… the whole odyssey, like so many of my favorite reads, starts from a simple sliding door moment.
With all its gripping twists and turns, this was vicarious living at its best. Such an adrenaline hit. And it’s all true!
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