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I really had a good time reading this book. It is written in a clear, warm, readable style which let me re-experience the mixed glories of traveling in Southeast Asia. The sympathetic (if mystically foolish) main character hits beaches, green mountains , highland towns, and amazing night life as he travels and I was happy to go along for the ride.
One thing I appreciated is that the hero beats himself up mentally when he makes a travel mistake, that's realistic and it reminds me to avoid such a practice!
This is a brave book in its successful mixing of spiritual themes and hedonistic experience. It also succeeds as very engaging armchair travel.
Enjoyable, easy writing style, hope to see more!


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Mystic Fool eBook Andy Hill Reviews

More of an autobiographical spiritual novel of a wanderlust white dreamy backpacker male character chugging meeting with people and exchanging conversation, drugs and alcohol and stuff. You could say there's multitudes of white washing in some parts, add some superficial mystical exoticism that often adds nothing to the content and a rather 'realistic but redundant' dialogues with very minimal characterization and lack of subtle plot made the reading process almost borders on tolerable if not for the short length.

Its not a bad book if you wouldn't mind enjoying these kind of books. If you are a South East Asian, better skip this one. More a fantasy novel for the dreamy escapist tourist types.
My review My first impression upon starting this book was that I really did not care for it much. It is a story about a 20 something young man Ian who really seems to have no redeeming qualities. He drinks to the absurd access does drugs and doesn't even seem to like himself. I did find the descriptions of Southeast Asia interesting and had hope for the book after he met someone to care for and seemed to sober up. Unfortunately the book abruptly ended there without bringing any good closure to this segment of the young mans life. I really felt like it was a waste of time . I give the book 2 stars.
When I first popped this ebook open I had no idea what I was in for. I had read the synopsis on the page, but I still really didn't have a clue. I surprised and pleased that the book was both an entertaining read of a journey through Asia (interesting aspects and factoids popped up there), as well as a journey of the soul. I guess the title should have told me that the book would be about more than just a physical journey. So if you want a light, uplifting and yet interesting read, this is a good one. It's entertaining enough to be a beach read, and yet intriguing enough to be a serious read.
He does capture the childlike magic of The Fool, witness this

'Untangling and swimming to the shore, I moved my legs around in the water to watch them light up one last time before we climbed back onto the sand.'

What I love about this book, is the lyrical and light way it moves - it feels like a gently bubbling spring, moving without effort, and with the feeling that laughter is bubbling up from the heart of the spring, and of the writer, in every moment.

I found as I was reading Mystic Fool, I became lighter too. Mystic Fool's lightness perfectly captures the joy of youthful travellings in an unknown and lost journey through the paradises of Asia, and the writer charts both the craziness and stress that arise with such journeys - running out of money, panic about visas, staying in awful rooms - and the lyrical divine interludes that also just naturally occur, in those oh so beautiful white sand palm-fronded and crystal watered beaches of Thailand, Laos et al.

It also does, perfectly capture the sense of freedom and joi-de-vivre of The Fool character from the Tarot and for me, perfectly evokes that picture of the divine idiot with his knotted kerchief on a stick, gaily going forth humming a song to who-knows-where to seek his fortune and to discover who-knows-what - simply put - to Adventure!!

To leave the 'daily grind' - that so many unknowingly live for so much of their lives, and to have the courage to leave what is also 'safety and stability' to explore something a little more exotic. Andy Hill charts the journey through drugs n' alcohol towards discovering meditation, and finding a spiritual practise that ends up getting him more of a sense of inner balance and peace. He weaves in his experiences - often very funny as he personally gets to grips with various spiritual ideas and methods, interprets the Tarot in the light of who he is and what he discovers, and weaves all that into his story, in a very charming and amusing way, which ultimately, becomes a love story.

If you love travel adventure books - for example 'The Beach', if you like Kerouac and the 'Dharma Bums' or 'On the Road', 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas' or even 'The Grapes of Wrath' or 'Confessions of an Opium Eater' - enjoy stories of mystic fools that 'move you' - or if you are simply planning to travel through Southern Thailand, Bangkok, Siem Reap, Hanoi, Vietnam, Laos, or indeed, Asia - this is a great book to pack into your backpack or download to read on the journey - the perfect relaxing beach read with an inspiring, uplifting and entertaining spirit. Mystic Fool
I really had a good time reading this book. It is written in a clear, warm, readable style which let me re-experience the mixed glories of traveling in Southeast Asia. The sympathetic (if mystically foolish) main character hits beaches, green mountains , highland towns, and amazing night life as he travels and I was happy to go along for the ride.
One thing I appreciated is that the hero beats himself up mentally when he makes a travel mistake, that's realistic and it reminds me to avoid such a practice!
This is a brave book in its successful mixing of spiritual themes and hedonistic experience. It also succeeds as very engaging armchair travel.
Enjoyable, easy writing style, hope to see more!