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He released another in 2017 called Camino Island, I had the same response 3 years ago.I just received an email notification that John Grisham's new book was released today. My heart jumped for joy at the title, "Camino Winds."
Then I saw the topic is actually about a murder during a hurricane in Florida.
Now I am disappointed!
I am almost finished Jack Hitt's book on which the movie, "The Way" is based. I recommend it.I just received an email notification that John Grisham's new book was released today. My heart jumped for joy at the title, "Camino Winds."
Then I saw the topic is actually about a murder during a hurricane in Florida.
Now I am disappointed!
Is that, "Off the Road: A Modern-Day Walk Down the Pilgrim’s Route into Spain"?I am almost finished Jack Hitt's book on which the movie, "The Way" is based. I recommend it.
Are you a writer , by any chance , Terry ?Sadly, there has never been a top-flight literary talent like John Grisham who has ever written a book about the Camino. Well at least a non-fiction effort.
Many of the books written about the Route Francés are amateurishly written, such as Kurt Koontz’s A Million Steps (Koontz, 2013), which also contains fuzzy, low-resolution photos taken by the author who is a sincere and likable guy, but not a professional writer.
The bestselling (three-million copies) Camino book I’m Off Then: Losing and Finding Myself on the Camino de Santiago (Free Press, 2009) is the humorous account of walking the Route Francés from German comedian Hape Kerkeling, and while it was entertaining enough to be made into a film, it is not about introspective self-discovery or mindfulness or transformation.
While some of the travel guidebooks such as John Brierley’s, contain a wealth of well-researched historical and cultural background, most Camino memoirs do not. Such is the case with the popular book Walk in a Relaxed Manner (Orbis Books, 2005) by Joyce Rupp. Written by a Catholic nun, this book is a list of catechism lessons to be learned by making the pilgrimage rather than a detailed chronological narrative with information about where to stay or sites to visit that a traveler could follow.
Shirley McClain's effort was bizarre.
Hitt's book is great history and a leisurely read, but no epiphany.
Because of the massive world-wide reach of the Camino, it comes of no surprise that there have been a slew of books written about it. A large percentage of these books seem to follow the same repetitive formula: “The albergue was very crowded and I got little sleep because of the fat man snoring, I drank café Americano coffee, I walked 30 kilometers, I got a blister, I met a cool guy from Holland, I had paella for the first time…”
News Flash: Readers want to know about the pilgrim’s self-doubt, and transformation not his blisters.
Paul Coelho?Sadly, there has never been a top-flight literary talent like John Grisham who has ever written a book about the Camino. Well at least a non-fiction effort.
Many of the books written about the Route Francés are amateurishly written, such as Kurt Koontz’s A Million Steps (Koontz, 2013), which also contains fuzzy, low-resolution photos taken by the author who is a sincere and likable guy, but not a professional writer.
The bestselling (three-million copies) Camino book I’m Off Then: Losing and Finding Myself on the Camino de Santiago (Free Press, 2009) is the humorous account of walking the Route Francés from German comedian Hape Kerkeling, and while it was entertaining enough to be made into a film, it is not about introspective self-discovery or mindfulness or transformation.
While some of the travel guidebooks such as John Brierley’s, contain a wealth of well-researched historical and cultural background, most Camino memoirs do not. Such is the case with the popular book Walk in a Relaxed Manner (Orbis Books, 2005) by Joyce Rupp. Written by a Catholic nun, this book is a list of catechism lessons to be learned by making the pilgrimage rather than a detailed chronological narrative with information about where to stay or sites to visit that a traveler could follow.
Shirley McClain's effort was bizarre.
Hitt's book is great history and a leisurely read, but no epiphany.
Because of the massive world-wide reach of the Camino, it comes of no surprise that there have been a slew of books written about it. A large percentage of these books seem to follow the same repetitive formula: “The albergue was very crowded and I got little sleep because of the fat man snoring, I drank café Americano coffee, I walked 30 kilometers, I got a blister, I met a cool guy from Holland, I had paella for the first time…”
News Flash: Readers want to know about the pilgrim’s self-doubt, and transformation not his blisters.
Coelho writes Mythical Symbolic Fiction - As I said no non-fiction efforts by giant literary figures.Paul Coelho?
Me too. Not a bad book though.He released another in 2017 called Camino Island, I had the same response 3 years ago.
AgreedMe too. Not a bad book though.
Sadly ...
Well, thanks! Got me all excited too, then crushed me.I just received an email notification that John Grisham's new book was released today. My heart jumped for joy at the title, "Camino Winds."
Then I saw the topic is actually about a murder during a hurricane in Florida.
Now I am disappointed!
Sadly, there has never been a top-flight literary talent like John Grisham who has ever written a book about the Camino. Well at least a non-fiction effort.
I read that book in 2017 whilst on Camino, on my sisters phone, it was my treat every night. Laughed myself to sleep.Still one of my favorite books on the Camino Frances is by Tim Moore, Spanish Steps. One Man and his Ass on the Pilgrim Way to Santiago Published 2004.
I read this in about 2007 and convinced myself one day I would walk it. In 2015 when I retired I did. every year since I have been back in Spain once or twice walking different routes.
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