Reviews for From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey

The average rating for From the Land of Green Ghosts: A Burmese Odyssey based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-01-25 00:00:00 Luiz Fernando Cairo I love when I finish a book, and my first thoughts are, "That was a good book." Pascal's autobiography was a pleasure to read. I felt he was able to tell of his life in a way that was like weaving on a loom. It was a joy to watch it all come together. I read a lot of autobiographies and, trust me, very few writers are able to set the tone in such an enticing manner. If you have read the description, you already know the main points of Pascal's life, so, there's no need for me to go back over all of that. I'll just leave you with a quote that will touch all book lovers hearts. In the Foreword, John Casey wrote, "Pascal took me to meet his friends studying English literature. They told me they mostly studied novels, and had to make do with a single copy among (sometimes) a hundred students. One student brought out, with great care, his chief treasure - a fragile object wrapped in a silk cloth. It was a battered, much annotated photocopy of Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea. It was enough to bring tears to the eyes." 4 Stars = It touched my heart, and/or gave me much food for thought.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-01-16 00:00:00 Carla Gant This is an extraordinary story of one man's journey from a tribal village in the jungles of Burma to his graduation with honours in English Literature at the University of Cambridge. It was particularly interesting to read of his student days in Mandalay and his growing awareness of the political turmoil in Burma and the need for him to take an active part. Having read George Orwell's novel "Burmese Days" and the first volume of a biography of Aung San Sun Kyi helped me to have a little more understanding of the recent history of Burma, whose tragedy is still unfolding. A sobering and powerful story, and a reminder of what a fortunate life I have led.