Review of: Far and AwayPublished in: ABC Radio Australia
Wonderfully written— filled with fierce compassion and insight.
Aug 2016
Wonderfully written— filled with fierce compassion and insight.
Aug 2016
If there is a unifying theme here, it is Solomon’s ability to make friends in difficult circumstances.
Aug 2016
Be prepared for the fact that depression can return, but now not as something terrible and bearing unbearable suffering, but as a difficult old acquaintance with whom you have already learned to communicate.
Aug 2016
Here you can see a curious mind in motion, and map Solomon’s intellectual journey as if each piece of writing were a GPS coordinate along an unfolding path of a life’s work.
Jul 2016
Hem kendimizi casaretlendirmek hem de cevreye daha duyarli bir gözle bakabilmek adina her sayfasinda güc veriyor.
Jun 2016
This is an untidy book, but a great one.... Intense purposefulness is what makes this book extraordinary... This is a very noble book.
Jun 2016
From assaults to kidnappings, celebrations to conflicts and journeys on ice-breakers and reindeer sleds, Solomon unites human history around the world through his intimate, personal accounts.
Jun 2016
Some 30 travel pieces, in prose sparkling with insight, describe “places in the throes of transformation.”
Jun 2016
His prose sparkles with insights and captivating description, whether he is observing camels in Mongolia... or eating his way through China.
Jun 2016
We read Andrew Solomon not just for his scrupulous research on a range of subjects, but also for the pleasure of his gorgeous prose.