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The Voluntourist: A Six-Country Tale Of Love, Loss, Fatherhood, Fate, And Singing Bon Jovi In Bethlehem (2012)

by Ken Budd(Favorite Author)

3.54 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

006194646X (ISBN13: 9780061946462)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

William Morrow Paperbacks

review 1: After Ken Budd's father suddenly dies, he begins to question his own life and the fact that he will never have children (his wife doesn't want children). Budd embarks on a series of volunteer trips. While on these trips he comes to grip with what the meaning of his life is going to be without children. An interesting look at voluntourism - what it actually means to those who are helped, how it changes the person volunteering. The tales of Budd's father that he shares often seem to have nothing to do with the rest of the story and are surprisingly untouching.
review 2: Really enjoyed the wit and humor that went along with Ken in his travels overseas. His introspection into his past, present and future life situations helped to glue his numerous trips togethe... morer. I love reading travelogues and found myself wishing, however, that there was twice the number of trips and half the amount of writing about each trip. But it is what it is and I would recommend this to others who enjoy travelogues, short-term volunteer trips, or in general Americans who want to know a bit about other cultures. Great job Ken! less

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