I just finished reading a travel memoir and the descriptions of the time spent in the Middle East was so vivid in my imagination. Using vivid adjectives made it very easy to feel the heat, smell the fragrances of spicy food, the bantering of the rug shop owners. There could have been more of this sensual awakening in this book as much of the same description is included and it's why I rated the book 3, not 4 stars.
