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A review by nikhilesh
Another Bangkok: Reflections on the City by Alex Kerr
4.0
My reading of the book coincided perfectly my five-day trip in Thailand. The book served as the consummate guide while exploring Krabi and Bangkok. I would highly recommend the book to anyone visiting Bangkok on their first or umpteenth trip.
There are a lot of gems in the book. For example, the only reason I visited and understood the significance of City pillar is because Alex Kerr's successfully transfuses his passion for the monument to the reader. Otherwise as the author mentions, it's easy to miss.The author covers are a lot of topics woth great gusto and manages do justice to most. The chapter's are loosely connected essays that cover a lrage range of topics such as art, personal experience, sex, politics and business.
I only found author's guesstimate, of number of anrique pots produced historically (3 million) and his insistence to use the number as sacrosanct, unintentionally hilarious.
Overall the book will be your best companion on your next trip to Thailand.
My family trip to Thailand was much richer thanks to the context provided by the book.
There are a lot of gems in the book. For example, the only reason I visited and understood the significance of City pillar is because Alex Kerr's successfully transfuses his passion for the monument to the reader. Otherwise as the author mentions, it's easy to miss.The author covers are a lot of topics woth great gusto and manages do justice to most. The chapter's are loosely connected essays that cover a lrage range of topics such as art, personal experience, sex, politics and business.
I only found author's guesstimate, of number of anrique pots produced historically (3 million) and his insistence to use the number as sacrosanct, unintentionally hilarious.
Overall the book will be your best companion on your next trip to Thailand.
My family trip to Thailand was much richer thanks to the context provided by the book.