Sunrise with Seamonsters

Paul Theroux has recently become one of my favorite authors. It started a few months ago when I read his book Riding the Iron Rooster. I picked up this book in a thrift store for fifty cents, not knowing what a gem it was. It sat amongst my cluttered shelves for several years before I actually read......more

I have passively avoided Paul Theroux for years. Not for any reason, just that his books seemed like such an obvious choice. Also, I have always invented a false rivalry between Theroux and Bruce Chatwin, a similarly big-hit commercial travel writer who also wrote prolifically for magazines. I had s......more

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Paul Theroux is not everyone's cup of tea-but for me he's on target most of the time when he writes nonfiction. When It comes to his fiction I find him more hit-or-miss. Sunrise With Seamonsters (1985) is his first collection of essays from 1964-1984. In th......more

THis is a book of essays and short magazine articles an many subjects that I picked up in a used book store and have been reading off and on. Some interesting stuff here. I've read quite a few of his books, mostly the travel ones-the man has been everywhere. One of his books, at least, has been made......more

A pleasant romp through 20 years of Theroux essays. Written between 1965 and 1985 with many in the form of book reviews. Nice to see the inner character of this superb and intelligent author. His Mosquito Coast is a classic: ONE OF MY TOP 5 BOOKS EVER........ Mosquito Coast In my opinion this is Therou......more