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josepht61's review against another edition
5.0
Bourdain has such a fun and brilliant writing voice. I loved each story and each one felt like it captured the time, place and country so perfectly.
adaukaus's review against another edition
4.0
I’m not the first, and won’t be the last person impacted by Tony. I am glad I lived in the same timeline as him. One day, I’ll go to Vietnam, with him echoing
casspro's review against another edition
2.0
A slow journey into Bourdain's travels. I prefer his Kitchen Confidential, which had more kick and bite to the narrative. Still an interesting read, but I missed the fire in the authors' voice.
thurman's review against another edition
5.0
One of my favorite things in reading is when you know the voice of the author and can read it / imagine how they'd sound narrating it. Anthony was a gem of a person and his books should be read by all.
ellie_gard_1998's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
inspiring
slow-paced
4.0
I love to see the world (as it was, maybe, sort of, 24 years ago), through Tony's cynically tinted and rather battered rose-colored glasses.
tintinintibet's review against another edition
3.0
Just like his TV show: a bit irreverent, a bit audacious -- but I'm selfishly interested mostly in those episodes that take place somewhere I've traveled. The others....are usually good but less compelling for me. Probably because Bourdain's show (and his writing) isn't meant to be an intro to a new country or culture, but is focused more specifically on exploring food (which CAN be a big part of a place's culture) and a bit of adventure -- I feel like Bourdain is like icing on the cake. He's awesome don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan -- but without the context of the cake, you can't really just eat spoonful after spoonful of icing. Alas. Three stars because I've only been to half the places in the book, which is to say I skipped through most of the other sections. Is that his fault? No, but I can't give more stars to a book that I read in such a piecemeal way. But I loved those pieces!
shannonzawesome's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0