This book was about a group of people caught up in a plane hijacking and taken to a mysterious utopia in Tibet. I enjoyed the protagonist, Conway, with his easygoing, introverted personality and his respect for Chinese and Tibetan culture. What I disliked was that we didn't actually get to meet any Tibetans, which was kind of strange considering it was set in Tibet before Chinese occupation. The characters were either Chinese or European, and the Tibetans were mentioned but did not interact with the main cast. I also disliked that there wasn't any action. Hardly any conflict between characters, whether mental or physical. There was just a lot of sitting around. But it was more of a philosophical book, and in that area it did well.