The best way to describe this book is that it's an academic version of the travel memoirs I wouldn't write.

'Requiem With Yellow Butterflies' by James Halford is an Aussie book that is non-linear and contains a jumpy back and forth structure. It contains his South American travel memoirs from 2007, analysis of various influential authors and their works plus a present day love story alternating between Brisbane/Mexico City with his Mexican wife. It explores the experiences of travel, the point of literature and the complexities of personal relationships.

I summarised the book as follows. "It's not my type of structure but was saved by the cool topics. I am fascinated with travel, South America, books and languages all of which were prominent throughout. Unfortunately, I struggled to really enjoy it due to the compilation style and was just too jumpy for me."

As always, I hope you have a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!

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Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro & Synopsis
(2:30) - Travel: Why do we do it?
(6:53) - Analysing Books: Why do we do it?
(10:55) - Personal Observations/Takeaways
(15:03) - Summary
(16:04) - Aussie Slang

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