A review by sarahlreadseverything
A Land of Two Halves by Joe Bennett

4.0

Honestly it seems that some of the people who have written previous reviews of the book seem to have a personal grudge against the man, or at least the way he makes his living. Although by no means a travel guide to NZ, this book is beautifully written and a brutally honest portrayl in more of the style of a memoir. Joe Bennett highlights the positive, the negative and the neutral of living in one of the youngest and most isolated countries in the world. There were passages that made me cry not out of sentimentality but rather just the straight honesty of how he sees NZ and how it's changing. I would recommend to any New Zealander or anyone who knows NZ well, rather than a traveller looking for a guide to a country.