When I saw this book I was so intrigued by its title and blurb that I had to pick it up and read it. What’s not to love about someone exploring deep places underground and mixing in a bit of the concept of time. Amazing. And it didn’t disappoint, for many reasons.
I like my
books to teach me things and take me places I wouldn’t normally go (which, if
given a choice, would be anywhere outside my front door). This book fulfilled
both requirements, in fact, it was so good at taking my imagination on a
journey underground that I was left feeling slightly claustrophobic. There was
so much to learn from these journeys that I will be mulling them over for some
time. The chapter on the tunnels under Paris alone makes this book a good read.
My recommendation
would be that you read this on a really chilly winter’s day. It helps because
it’s dark outside so you get a bit of a feel for the underland, and the
chapters that are about the glaciers in Greenland – you’re going to want to
fell cold so that you can appreciate them even more. So good was this book that
I immediately went out and bought Landmarks, review coming soon.
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