Archive · 4 Oct 2025
Book Review: 'Moonlight Express' Explores Night Train Journeys
This is a review of a book called 'Moonlight Express' about train journeys at night.
The book is written by Monisha Rajesh, a travel writer who explores different countries by train.
The reviewer, who is older, enjoyed the book, even though they didn't experience the adventures of youth as they read.
The reviewer found the book interesting because it looked at travel, but also at things beyond travel, like people and politics.
They liked how the author used her travels to think about the world.
The book includes journeys across several countries and highlights the growing trend of night trains.
The book reviewed is 'Moonlight Express: Around the World by Night Train' by Monisha Rajesh.
The book is a collection of travelogues about railway journeys, particularly focusing on night trains.
The reviewer, now older, enjoyed the book as an armchair traveler.
Rajesh's book includes journeys across several countries, including Turkey, Peru, the US, and the UK.
The reviewer found Rajesh's observations on humans and identity politics a key part of the book's appeal.
- Who
- Monisha Rajesh, a British journalist.
- What
- A book review of 'Moonlight Express' about railway journeys by night.
- When
- The book was published recently.
- Where
- Focuses on journeys in various locations, including Turkey, Peru, the US, and the UK.
- Why
- To provide a critical assessment of the book's content, particularly Rajesh's observations on human travel and identity politics.
- Book Title
- Moonlight Express: Around the World by Night Train
- Author
- Monisha Rajesh
- Type
- Travelogues
- Focus
- Night Train Journeys
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Pages
- 326