In the "Crazy World," my master John Simpson proposed a series of observations and anecdotes that were taken from television news reports of recent life. During his decades of career, John Simpson has been working on many major stories of recent history. He introduced conflicts such as the Gulf War and the Balkans, general interest stories such as the transfer of Hong Kong and the new millennium, and more general issues such as the drug and arms trade. But it is John Simpson's contact with political leaders and heads of state that adds real interest to these memoirs, and some of his connections provide absolute surrealism, all of which provide unusual insights.
The book is organized around topics such as journeys, villains, spies, bombings and absurdities. This allows for the presentation of similar experiences from different trips. It is also easy to read this book with random feeds. The result is that the entire experience becomes quite accidental. Except for sometimes fragile themes, there is hardly any attempt to create a consistent, general narrative. This once again promotes casual reading, but it may be repugnant to readers who want more reflection from the author.
The theme arrangement also means that the reader has caused some inevitable duplication of materials when he revisits his trip several times. However, if you ignore the occasional impatience, this will be kept to a minimum and will not detract from the overall experience.
So far, this comment sounds like a cold reception, but it is far from the truth of experience. The theme of this book is itself thought-provoking, stimulating and inspiring. In addition, John Simpson's own observations are very exciting. This combination is convincing. The reader thinks that the book "takes you there" rather than "telling us what it is like." It is the memory of John Simpson and the vividness of related experiences that make us feel that we may smell Gaddafi's swell, feel the danger of the mayor of Peru, or bring so many themes into life. Feel the bitterness of the Iraqi Kurds.
Anyone familiar with John Simpson's exemplary report for the BBC would expect that these anecdotes will not only be trivial or purely personal, and therefore will not be disappointing. However, when the author deals with the mechanisms and techniques of news gathering, there are some more viable experiences. We often forget that if the product contains some particles of interest, then the process is dangerous, tiring, and ruthless. Through, John Simpson acknowledged the existence of these difficulties, but he also always recognized the contribution of others to teamwork, which is obviously crucial to this process.
This book can provide a lot of things for people interested in recent history or current events. Even those who are unfamiliar with the author's broadcast work will find attractive and compelling views on many issues, and in some cases there will be some analysis that will question some generally accepted positions. This book may be a bit too long, but its consistently high quality ensures that this is a strict issue.
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