Return to Tibet

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Interesting, but a little dry - Rated
I found Mr. Harrer's account of his return to Tibet after Chinese occupation an interesting account from a factual point of view, but it was rather dry from a reader point of view. If you are interested in Tibet, I would recommend it; if you are interested in a good story, I would not.

A first hand account of Tibet after years of Chinese rule. - Rated
I loved Harrer's "Seven Years In Tibet". I was somewhat less impressed with "Return To Tibet". After living in Tibet and personally knowing the Dali Lama I expected this book to be a little more in depth on the personal struggles of the Tibetian people and less about the archeological sites that had been destroyed. Even with that criticism, the book is well written and unfortunately a tragic follow up to "Seven Years".