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A review by slbeckmann
Bad Tourist: Misadventures in Love and Travel by Suzanne Roberts
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Thank you to the author, University of Nebraska Press and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This book of so-called travel essays did not go down well with me. I didn't care for the self-indulgent tone of a woman who continuously and consciously makes bad choices that put her in harm's way, spends way too much time agonizing about her current and past bed/life partners and does it all from a position of privilege that she seems completely unaware of. The amazing and diverse countries and cultures she visits seem to make little or no impact on her - but then I can only judge by what she has chosen to share in her writing. The editing is erratic at best, and does the writer no favors. All in all, I was glad to have this done with and would not recommend.
This book of so-called travel essays did not go down well with me. I didn't care for the self-indulgent tone of a woman who continuously and consciously makes bad choices that put her in harm's way, spends way too much time agonizing about her current and past bed/life partners and does it all from a position of privilege that she seems completely unaware of. The amazing and diverse countries and cultures she visits seem to make little or no impact on her - but then I can only judge by what she has chosen to share in her writing. The editing is erratic at best, and does the writer no favors. All in all, I was glad to have this done with and would not recommend.