Review of Rob Gifford’s China Road
Rob Gifford’s China Road is wonderfully written and will hold your interest throughout his entire journey. From the super-modern city of Shanghai to the end of route 312 at the border of Kazakhstan, Rob Gifford chronicles the people and places that define China.
China is a surprisingly complex country and empire. Their emergence again as a world power will affect everyone whether they know it or not. This spectacularly written book is a cross between Kerouac’s On the Road and a supremely knowledgeable and insightful review of China’s history and current status from someone who lived there for years.
This book should be at the top of everyone’s reading list for 2010. Gifford’s writing style makes for easy reading and he holds your interest on every page. I especially recommend this for Gen Y as China will impact our lives more than it has an other generation. This book provides the insight needed to understand and interact with the “new” China.
