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Title: Doesn't live up to the hype
Review: This book has several things to recommend it: the premise is great, traveling can be an amazing adventure, and the author has an occasional insight which is either moving or accurate. On the other hand, the author writes with the moral depth and talent of a smartish highschooler, not like an educated or particularly creative or imaginative grown-up. He acted so ungentlemanly that I was embarrassed for him. There's a lot of discomfort reading such a confessional book when the author doesn't seem to hear how unkind and selfish he sounds. There are so many hilarious travel books out there-- take a pass on this one.
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