Three Letters from the Andes
Average Rating: 2.5 Total Reviews: 3
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 On: 2005-09-03
I have a blind spot when it comes to travel writing. I dont mind reading it. I extract some pleasure from it. But for some reason I never feel I have read a real book. I dont think they count.
This is a pleasant account of an early 70s trip to Peru told through letters to the authors wife. It reads as if Fermor were at your dining table recounting the journey over a glass of wine. There is nothing wrong with it. It is fine. It just doesnt move me. Not his fault.
by: Anonymous On: 1999-07-19
I enjoyed these letters only because I have to admire someone who can write letters as interesting and informative as this. Sadly though they are not on the same level as A Time of Gifts or Between the Woods and the Water in terms of historical content or romantic detachment. The book is simply a commentary of a trip Leigh Fermor and some friends of his made in the Andes, nothing of any consequence happens, except that Fermor paints a particularly lucid picture of the scenery and the people in the area. Its worth reading if youre planning to visit the Andes or if youve only got a few hours to spare but dont want to work you way through one of his longer books.
by: Anonymous On: 1999-07-13
Set in "the good old days" this book details the trials and triumphs of the writers adventures in the Andes. The Book is a series of three letters Fermor wrote to his wife during his adventures. It provides a rgeat insight into the mountains, people and culture of the Andes - from descriptions of mountaineering adventures to colourful local markets. Sadly lacking in any real purpose (its more a decsription of events rather than an adventure in itself) the book is nonetheless an interesting read.
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