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The late Erma Bombeck did a wonderful job writing this book, and a GREAT job narrating it. You could tell exactly what the author had in mind with her inflections and easy to understand voice.I laughed out loud through most of it; a small part was poignant about family ties.
It made me feel that everytime she goes on a vacation, she turns every moment as an oppurtunity to make it derogatorily funny. The first few chapters got me laughing, yes. But later on, I felt like I was reading a stand up comedian's script. A bit too pessimistic for me.i liked however how she pointed out the 'usual' members of a travel group and the confinement of travelling with a group.sometimes the accounts are too exagerrated, bordering on slapstick: (when she decided to travel and not be a house-sitter anymore, she held up her hands to declare this, clutching the neighbor's hamster).This is a book that may be enjoyed by people who travel so that they could be reminded of how things are all better 'back home'. People who genuinely love to travel (for love of culture and other purposes) may find it a waste of time reading this.
This is the first book I've read by Irma Bombeck and I bought it because of the rave reviews from other readers. This book did the trick. I was more than pleasantly surprised. I am recovering from a broken ankle and needing a "little cheering up". I was laughing nonstop. I would highly recommend it.
My mother had urged me to read this book saying it was both witty and funny. The health fanatic upfront, the photo mania and your typical drunk always singing at certain stops. Even if you havent traveled you can laugh at the way she describes even the weirdest things and if you have relate to the tour guides and horrible food services. I havent read a book that made me laugh from page to page liek this one, this is a book no one should miss reading. In her book " When you Look like YouPassport Photo" she writes about her travel experiences which you can both laugh with and at the same time relate to. It starts off with her never having left her home town, to renting the smallest and most unpractical home RV in the world to deciding to leaving her children home to explore Europe. The title at first hadnt seemed so appealing to me, but the contents of the novel is what matters the most. IN her book, she gives tips and rules on travel issues.
Erma describes all things with a different look. I found it funny when she explaned that she had more children than she had window seats and just basically how she compared her life to things. I heard that the authot died a few years ago and i praise her. The Hotel rationing the same piece of hard roll for every serving. A optimistic novel, turning lifes issues into comedy. Her perspective is always fresh, always giving her own ideas her own opinios.
The memeroable husband always thinking that there are consipiracies going on in the system. Then there is always your typical bus groups. " Food for the dangerous" isnt this a catchy yet dangerous phrase. Having suffering so much illness and even althrough this, having the ability to narate such an optimistic and hilarious book.
& this was the best. You can litterally place yourself in her shoes & experience comical things you could never have imagined happening to yourself. The way she narrates really grabs you into the book & won't let you go, & when your finished you need another of her books or you'll go into withdrawl syndrome. It was a horrible loss she died & took her comical genius that no one else has mastered with her.
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