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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
If I didn’t already have the urge to go solo travel, these stories speak to that other version of you you lie in bed and dream about embodying. I don’t think it’s far fetched for me….stay tuned
I loved the first half of this and was a little disappointed by the ending. This book is a memoir of a woman in her late 20s/ early 30s who loves to travel and isn’t ready to settle down while all her friends are doing so (this takes place in the 2000s). The first part of the book really inspired me to get out and travel more and got me really excited for my upcoming Europe trip. Great energy, funny writing (the author is a sitcom comedy writer), and hilarious travel stories. The second half of the book has the author thinking more about settling down, and the book ultimately ends with her meeting her now husband. I feel like the first half of the book really pushed the message that you don’t need a partner to be happy and it’s acceptable to still be solo traveling (on the cheap) into your 30s but the second half was more that it’s OK to sow your wild oats until you meet your partner rather than it’s always celebrated to have wanderlust and be single. While, the first half of the book reinvigorated my love of travel the second half of the book almost made me feel like I’m getting too old for it (or at least the type of travel that she’s doing in this book). Of course the author can’t change the story of her life, but I find it interesting that the author herself states that she would not have written this book if she was still single. I was hoping this might be more of an example for women who choose to stay single and/or not have kids based on the title. That said, overall, I really enjoyed hearing about her stories, especially as a single solo female traveler 10+ years ago.
“All tenderness comes from your first pain”. -page 280
I really wanted to love this book as I am in my thirties and single. But the life that the author leads is unrealistic to the average individual. As I could relate to some of this, I think there is more to traveling single than sleeping with various guys from different countries.
I really wanted to love this book as I am in my thirties and single. But the life that the author leads is unrealistic to the average individual. As I could relate to some of this, I think there is more to traveling single than sleeping with various guys from different countries.
don’t be mislead by the promises of sexy stories and erotic escape. the nitty gritty details are non existent. this could be classified as erotica in the age of ankles being seductive.
but if you’re like me and you just wanted a funny, light-read written by a female comedy writer focused on travel adventures, i can’t recommend this enough. it got my hyped for my future adventures around the world and make me feel certain that i can and will have fun. not to mention it had me laughing throughout and was fun to just pick up and breeze through. kristen immediately gets you to love her by making herself relatable and informal.
but if you’re like me and you just wanted a funny, light-read written by a female comedy writer focused on travel adventures, i can’t recommend this enough. it got my hyped for my future adventures around the world and make me feel certain that i can and will have fun. not to mention it had me laughing throughout and was fun to just pick up and breeze through. kristen immediately gets you to love her by making herself relatable and informal.
Is the moral that even women who seem to want career success, adventure, travel, etc. really only want to be in love and settle down? Because that's a punch in the gut message. I think her mom was pretty smart with the whole "let there be a void to fill" message though.
Despite the mixed reviews, I liked this book. It was easy and fun and I got through it in 2 days. I liked reading about a woman who didn’t get married when women are expected to, and didn’t really seem to give a damn about it. I thought I would find her more relatable, but she’s definitely a bit more wild in terms of partying and international “romances.” I appreciated it though, and felt like she kept it real. Her travel stories were funny and unapologetic, and it was refreshing to hear someone talk about a life that didn’t revolve around a career or starting a family, but allowed room for actual living alongside these other aspects.
What I Was ACTUALLY Doing While You Were Breeding:
Convincing myself life is great, sabotaging decent relationships, feeling insecure, seeking validation, using travel to escape my problems, feeling the need to constantly be around people so that I don't feel alone and mostly feeling sorry for myself.
It's a no from me dawg.
Convincing myself life is great, sabotaging decent relationships, feeling insecure, seeking validation, using travel to escape my problems, feeling the need to constantly be around people so that I don't feel alone and mostly feeling sorry for myself.
It's a no from me dawg.
adventurous
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
too many mentions of m*n
Loved the concept, but the execution wasn't great. The author was a bit too smug. I wanted to know more about the joy she felt while traveling and how much she enjoyed her freedom while her friends were getting married and having kids. Not how many strangers she slept with while in different countries.
"I'm a TV writer, and even though I've only had two boyfriends, in my spare time I go all around the world sleeping with every guy I find attractive. Since I'm a TV writer, I get a lot of spare time. If you have it, you should go too. Eventually you might sleep with the guy you end up with. Did I mention I'm a TV writer?"