http://globecornerbookstore.com/blogs/2009/07/05/blue-highways-by-william-least-heat-moon/ The Globe Corner Bookstore's News, Book Reviews, and Travel Dispatches Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:56:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://globecornerbookstore.com/blogs/2009/07/05/blue-highways-by-william-least-heat-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-534 pops Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:55:52 +0000 http://globecornerbookstore.com/blogs/?p=3199#comment-534 Least Heat-Moon understands the basic truth about all great travel writing--it's all about people. Paul Theroux could weave an interesting enough narrative about places he's gone, describing restaurants and ratty hotels--but they would never be more than a dry travel diary were it not for his ability and interest in talking to people--hearing their stories. Theroux shows more contempt for his subjects than Least Heat-Moon, but they do essentially the same thing. The location is merely a backdrop for the human experience. Least Heat-Moon understands the basic truth about all great travel writing–it’s all about people. Paul Theroux could weave an interesting enough narrative about places he’s gone, describing restaurants and ratty hotels–but they would never be more than a dry travel diary were it not for his ability and interest in talking to people–hearing their stories. Theroux shows more contempt for his subjects than Least Heat-Moon, but they do essentially the same thing. The location is merely a backdrop for the human experience.

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