Robert C. Sibley

This was an overall enjoyable record of one man's pilgrimage. As somebody who dreams of completing the pilgrimage, I got a lot out of it. Sibley provided good insight into his mental state and how it shifted as he walked. However, I wish he went a little deeper into the history and information around each temple and the pilgrimage in general. Also, by the end I was fairly tired of the "my western rationality stopped me from believing in Buddhism, or did it?!" spiel that the author couldn't resist bringing up at least 5 times throughout the book. I won't spoil the end but, I will say it was shocking and felt extremely out of left field. I guess that's life though.… (mehr)