# Slow Boats to China by Gavin Young

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 30, 2009, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-boats-to-china-by-gavin-young/491289 "2009-03-30T10:59:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4491bb/32.png) [@I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Have_Hippos_In_My_Garden)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-boats-to-china-by-gavin-young/491289/1 "2009-03-30T10:59:03Z")

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If you have read **Slow Boats to China** by Gavin Young, what did you think of it and would you recommend reading it?

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**Author:** ![Damfino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Damfino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damfino)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-boats-to-china-by-gavin-young/491289/2 "2009-03-30T20:11:40Z")

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Not read it myself, but have a very close friend, a compulsive traveller, who recommends it strongly. He’s fond of Paul Theroux, Peter Mathiessen, Eric Newby, and Bruce Chatwin, if that helps.