• READ: Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi

    READ: Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi

    One month is how long it took to stumble through the pages of often-times dry, amateurish and pointless drivel. Part 1 tells the story of Jeff, a writer unhappy with his life, and his travels to Venice for the sake of an assignment. What continues is mindlessly boring detail of his daily life and how unhappy he is. One does not need so many pages to paint the story of a lost life in search of meaning.

  • A Good Book: Darsan – Seeing The Divine Image in India

    A Good Book: Darsan – Seeing The Divine Image in India

    For years I’ve been visiting temples, photographing them as tourists do, and leaving with little afterthought. Having just finished Darsan, my approach to “seeing” temples in the way the author describes has me eagerly excited to explore again. Diana Eck brilliantly describes, in simple terms, the importance of visual image to the Hindu culture and tradition.

  • Shantaram, A Book That Can’t Be Put Down

    Shantaram, A Book That Can’t Be Put Down

    A real-life novel written mostly about the author’s true experiences in India, Shantaram clocks in at 944 pages. The book is hefty in size but it offers a storyline different from the formulaic books of [...]

  • READ: The Elephanta Suite

    READ: The Elephanta Suite

    From The Washington Post Reviewed by Michael Dirda Paul Theroux is something of a throwback. In an era when so many novelists jump up and down with tricks, verbal antics, shock and razzle-dazzle, all the [...]

  • MUST READ: A Fine Balance

    MUST READ: A Fine Balance

    Descriptive, raw, emotional, hard to read. A Fine Balance tells a tale so well written that you’ll want to finish this book as quickly as you started. Written as a work of fiction, if you’ve [...]

 
 

About Chris Chopp, Author

After seven trips across more than 40,000 kms of road, rail and sky, I'm still as passionate about India as when I stepped off the plane for the first time in 2005. This site is dedicated to helping tourists of all backgrounds plan their own India journey. Follow me as I continue to share my experiences as a traveler.

 
 
 
 

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