Overall, I found this book, The Silk Road: Two thousand Years in the Heart of Age, to be an interesting read because there were many new facts that I did not know about. The author was quite descriptive about the topics depicted in each chapter.
I particularly enjoyed reading chapter two about how silk was made because I would have never imagined that it was made by the cocoons of a silkworm. For the first time in my life have I heard such thing called silkworm. It is fascinating to know that many thousands of years ago; tending silkworms was a career for people. Whereas now a days, doing such career would be looked down upon because it’s not part of the society’s career norms. We do not value tending silkworms as much because there are other resources available to help us and there are other fabric materials available to replace silk. I would like to try having silkworm as a pet someday and experiencing all the hard work people back then had to go through.
When reading about the description of the Silk Road, I found it very confusing to follow the names of the cities, towns, provinces, and body of waters presented in the chapters. Additionally, following the types of people who lived near or on the Silk Road was also one of the struggles that I had. Although, there were some challenges, I really enjoyed reading about the different lifestyles and cultures that these people brought to the history of the Silk Road.
