Himalayan News Service

Kathmandu:

What is the point of life? Why is there all this suffering? Why does nobody care about other people? Why do people blindly follow tradition? These are questions that torment people in their twenties and is the subject of A Journey to the Self by Luna Shrestha Thakur. Using the vehicle of a plane trip, Luna explores the changes in her vision of the world since leaving Nepal. As a story of self-discovery, the book is interesting and leaves the reader with a feeling of warmth. However, this book is one in the long history of meaning of life books in the English language. It is not the book of a brilliant mind but of a girl in her twenties. What gives this book its particular place on the shelves is that Thakur is Nepali and this books speaks to native concerns. She brims with the potential of a more mature sophomoric effort strewn with her raw enthusiasm and unquenchable thirst for life. This is a great read for any young adult in Nepal seeking answers.