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patlo's review
3.0
If you remember Matt, from all the YouTube video clips of the guy dancing in silly ways in front of the world's monuments and with a bunch of the world's cultures... this is his travel memoir. It's as lighthearted and funny as you would expect, given how the guy dances.
kgagne's review
4.0
Almost more of a photo album than a travelogue, Matt writes in short anecdotes. But since I already knew his story so well, I enjoyed these details with which I was previously unfamiliar. The chapter length made the book easy to consume.
uberbutter's review
3.0
Where the Hell is Matt?: Dancing Badly Around the World by Matt Harding
★ ★ ★
After years of working as a video game designer, Matt Harding realized he was in a rut. So he quit his job and with what little money he had decided to travel the world. And at each stop his friend told him he should do that goofy little dance he does. Then that little goofy dance was put online and Matt became a mild internet celebrity. All because of a goofy little dance. And then Stride Gum called up Matt and said “Hey. We want you for a campaign. We'll pay for you to travel wherever you want and do that goofy little dance.” And so Matt traveled some more (for money this time!). And he did more of that goofy little dance and became a bigger internet celebrity! All because of a goofy little dance. This book chronicles his travels and his journey to do a goofy little dance and make people smile.
I got this book for free and just happened to start reading it on the eve of his newest video being release (4 years since the one that made him a star). This book starts out fairly slow. A lot of, “and I went to this place..and this place..” etc. Not much detail but the pictures were interesting. It became more interesting about halfway through when he starts describing his third trip (his 2008 dancing). This is where he takes the concept of dancing around the world and adding other people – so the book take a turn not just about his locations but about it's people. And how people will dance, come together, and be happy (even in the worst of times, if even for a moment) regardless of race, religion, or location. So Matt Harding may not be the best writer and his goal to dance around the world and make others happy may not be the most ambitious of goals in the world, but it's a fun one. An entertaining and easy read.
My only complaint is I wish he had gone into more detail on many of his trips. I'm sure much more happen than described. Also, there were a lot of pictures in this. Not a bad thing. Unless you have a Kindle. The pictures just aren't as clear and vivid as I'm sure they appear in the actually book.
PS. Here is his website: http://www.wherethehellismatt.com/videos/. I suggest watching the 2008 dancing video if you take a look as much of this book surrounds the details of the recording of that trip.
★ ★ ★
After years of working as a video game designer, Matt Harding realized he was in a rut. So he quit his job and with what little money he had decided to travel the world. And at each stop his friend told him he should do that goofy little dance he does. Then that little goofy dance was put online and Matt became a mild internet celebrity. All because of a goofy little dance. And then Stride Gum called up Matt and said “Hey. We want you for a campaign. We'll pay for you to travel wherever you want and do that goofy little dance.” And so Matt traveled some more (for money this time!). And he did more of that goofy little dance and became a bigger internet celebrity! All because of a goofy little dance. This book chronicles his travels and his journey to do a goofy little dance and make people smile.
I got this book for free and just happened to start reading it on the eve of his newest video being release (4 years since the one that made him a star). This book starts out fairly slow. A lot of, “and I went to this place..and this place..” etc. Not much detail but the pictures were interesting. It became more interesting about halfway through when he starts describing his third trip (his 2008 dancing). This is where he takes the concept of dancing around the world and adding other people – so the book take a turn not just about his locations but about it's people. And how people will dance, come together, and be happy (even in the worst of times, if even for a moment) regardless of race, religion, or location. So Matt Harding may not be the best writer and his goal to dance around the world and make others happy may not be the most ambitious of goals in the world, but it's a fun one. An entertaining and easy read.
My only complaint is I wish he had gone into more detail on many of his trips. I'm sure much more happen than described. Also, there were a lot of pictures in this. Not a bad thing. Unless you have a Kindle. The pictures just aren't as clear and vivid as I'm sure they appear in the actually book.
PS. Here is his website: http://www.wherethehellismatt.com/videos/. I suggest watching the 2008 dancing video if you take a look as much of this book surrounds the details of the recording of that trip.
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