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The Dark Tourist (2010)

by Dom Joly(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1847376959 (ISBN13: 9781847376954)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Simon & Schuster

review 1: Book club book and a non fiction travel book to boot so I was a little apprehensive. Dom Joly to me was that big man shouting hello into a large phone on the TV - did I really want to read a whole book by him? As it turned out, yes actually - it was informative and enlightening on many fronts. What I call a Bill Bryson type travel book, easy to read and full of the minutiae and people watching observations which can be so fascinating. It is highly unlikely that I will ever visit the majority of countries he talks about and whilst I have been to America it was a strictly tourist NY adventure so it certainly gave me an insight and let's face it North Korea is probably rather low down on most people's list of must-see countries!
review 2: Dom Joly's 'The Dark ... moreTourist' is the first travel book which I have sat and read in a matter of days. At first, I admit to being slightly apprehensive about reading this book, as I tend to not really read travel books as a personal preference, but following the praise which I had seen for this on Twitter, I my arm was firmly twisted, and off I went! Joly's prose was as funny as it was insightful. Highly recommend to anyone whom may be interested in the, alternative, shall we say, travel book. less

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