Pain and suffering is an integral part of life. Many countries the world over have suffered and are still suffering. In this memoir, the author has related an exciting concept of dark tourism, tourism based on all the suffering encountered through wars, suicide and other sad means.
Traveling from a slave trade fortress in Ghana to San Francisco's suicide bridge, the Golden Gate; from the battlefields of Verdun to Hawaii's leper colony; from Auschwitz to Ground Zero, the acclaimed and prize-winning crime author reflects on what these places tell us about the past and the present of the countries they belong to.
At the same time, the author's first work of non-fiction shines a light on what it means to be human.
Written in vivid prose, this is at once a personal memoir of exploration - both external and internal - and a strangely heartening look at the comforts that can be won when we confront mankind's heart of darkness.
I personally have been to Tuol Sleng in Cambodia, a genocide museum that was the site of beheadings and torture. I could almost feel the lost souls and hear the cries of those who suffered. This book was such an eye opener that it doubles both as a destination guide and exciting read. Highly recommended!
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