Reviews for Third-class ticket

The average rating for Third-class ticket based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-07-06 00:00:00 Hershel Petty This is a incredible book, sadly out of print and hard to find. Apparently a true story, a wealthy benefactor sets up a trust to provide a Third Class Train Ticket for all of the residents of a small Indian village to travel throughout their country. No one has ever been anywhere and this is the story of the first group that sets out to fulfill the bequest. There is joy and sadness, victory and tragedy. I could barely put this book down until I finished it and now, a couple of years later, parts of the story remain vividly in my mind. Unfortunately the book was sent to a friend and is currently *lost.*

Review # 2 was written on 2019-08-07 00:00:00 Mark Cubitt When I first found out about this book, I couldn't wait to read it. There's a pdf of it online which I downloaded almost immediately, but then didn't get to it, one of the reasons for which was that reading this on an iPad somehow didn't feel right. And then I found a copy at Blossom. There was one more; I should have bought that too, even if just to give it to someone, someone who'll get it. Because it is a very very special book. The premise itself is so extraordinary that you are hooked, and then the journey sort-of coops you in with these characters, very much like the third class coach the villagers travel on. Third Class Ticket is at once a celebration, a lament, and a swansong for a country that is in itself surprised at being one. The book is brilliant, in that you get to hear from people you seldom hear from, and their life, their viewpoints, their aspirations all bring forth a portrait that is as rare as it is beautiful. Which is also why it is a surprise that this book isn't better known. It should be. It is a classic. There are so many things about this book which I need more space to explore, and this review probably isn't that. But there's just so much here to unpack, and I hope I get time to do so. This book deserves that.