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'The female Bill Bryson... a very funny read... brilliant'
--Christian O'Connell, Radio Five Live, 14 May 2011
--Christian O'Connell, Radio Five Live, 14 May 2011
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More hilarious tales of holiday disaster from the bestselling author of The Tent, The Bucket and Me
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Like one other reviewer, I absolutely adored the author's first recollection "The Tent, the Bucket, and Me". It was the kind of book that you couldn't read in public or on the train because you would fall into hysterical, dog-barking-like laughter. When I learnt that the author had another book coming out, I pre-ordered it immediately. When it arrived I delightedly tore into it and found that it was...ok. Just ok. Charming in some parts. A few laughs here and there, but nothing like her first book. Perhaps the first book set an expectation of hilarity that was unmet in the second, and perhaps that was my downfall. It's a nice read and an interesting view of the US in the 1980's. She's a thoroughly likeable character who is the walking definition of "Sod's Law". Additionally, she's one of the few authors who can write about Americans and not come across as unkind, no matter how backwards some of the people she came across were. But the book, once finished, has not left much of an impression on me. I'm hoping her next book does the trick, for I will continue to buy her books in hopes of recreating The Great Laugh of her "Bucket" book.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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The time is 1989. Very few people have mobile phones, the internet is in its infancy and British graduates flock to America for working holidays. I think Camp America and BUNAC's Work America style programs have gone a bit out of fashion now but I do remember them being very popular. Emma and her best friend Dee go for the Work America option, convinced they will make a fortune.
Of course, they struggle to find jobs and when they do they're not well paid. Having a contact in San Francisco, they'd decided to base themselves there however their return flight leaves from New York. Emma and Dee must somehow get across the country on a barely there budget. Not only that, but Emma seems to have inherited the holiday bad luck gene from her parents.
Not as funny as The Tent, the Bucket and Me but then I don't have any experience of back-packing to compare this to. Maybe you'll read it and identify with lots of their struggles. One thing that does ring true, the more you try and do things on the cheap, the more likely things are to go wrong... When they do go wrong, they appear ten times worse because you have no money to get yourself out of it!
Emma's books document a slice in time that we won't see again. Just like her family's camping experiences, working and travelling abroad has changed so much. I don't think anyone would be naive enough to set out without back-up funds and there is the constant communication we have in the internet to help us out.
Of course, they struggle to find jobs and when they do they're not well paid. Having a contact in San Francisco, they'd decided to base themselves there however their return flight leaves from New York. Emma and Dee must somehow get across the country on a barely there budget. Not only that, but Emma seems to have inherited the holiday bad luck gene from her parents.
Not as funny as The Tent, the Bucket and Me but then I don't have any experience of back-packing to compare this to. Maybe you'll read it and identify with lots of their struggles. One thing that does ring true, the more you try and do things on the cheap, the more likely things are to go wrong... When they do go wrong, they appear ten times worse because you have no money to get yourself out of it!
Emma's books document a slice in time that we won't see again. Just like her family's camping experiences, working and travelling abroad has changed so much. I don't think anyone would be naive enough to set out without back-up funds and there is the constant communication we have in the internet to help us out.
34 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am appalled that people are leaving one star reviews without having read the book. You don't give a book one star just because Kindle, who set the price NOT the author, have overpriced the product.
I have read the book and it's brilliant. Warm, filled with hilarious anecdotes, thrills and spills - a perfect follow up to The Tent the Bucket and Me. But most impressively, the book is a wonderful exploration of a great friendship. It made me laugh (it even made me well up in places). An essential read for anyone who understands what it's like to not know what you're going to do with your life and who has ever loved a friend. So that's everyone.
I have read the book and it's brilliant. Warm, filled with hilarious anecdotes, thrills and spills - a perfect follow up to The Tent the Bucket and Me. But most impressively, the book is a wonderful exploration of a great friendship. It made me laugh (it even made me well up in places). An essential read for anyone who understands what it's like to not know what you're going to do with your life and who has ever loved a friend. So that's everyone.
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Hilarious read
Bought this book after reading the previous book Emma Kennedy "The Tent, The Bucket and Me "
Again it was a lought out loud read . Brilliantly funny ! Read more
Again it was a lought out loud read . Brilliantly funny ! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Liverbird
Hilarious
I personally enjoyed it more than the Tent, the Bucket and Me, I love the writing style and find Emma hilarious. Read more
Published 2 months ago by varmond
In her good books...
Well i bought this for my wife a year or so ago, and she absolutely loved it. Growing up in the 80's and hearing these stories, she could relate and found the book incredibly... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Humbleginger
Hard To Put Down
I could easily review this book with just one word - superb! But I'd better stick to the rules. Anyone considering buying this book really should read The Tent The Bucket And Me,... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Martin
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This is an excellent book. Incredibly funny and gets inside the characters making them come alive. I had read the previous book and could not wait to read this one.
Published 8 months ago by Mrs. Amy Matthews
Warm, funny and clever
Unlike some of the other reviews, I think this one is even better than "The Tent the Bucket and Me". Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr Plug
A brilliant read!
This book is quite simply wonderful. In my opinion the Tent The Bucket and me was a comedy classic that deserved 6 stars out of 5, the sequel perhaps deserves 5 and a half. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Amazonian
Dreadful. Ridiculous. Ludicrous.
I spent two summers trecking around American in the late 80s and thought this book would have some resonance with me and touch a few heartstrings in relation to the amazing,... Read more
Published 9 months ago by J. Holdsworth
Unjustified Criticism!
I agree with other reviewers that this book was probably not as funny as her first one but I found it warm, amusing and the author very endearing in the naive way in which her and... Read more
Published 9 months ago by colinwasp
Excellent, but "Tent, Bucket and Me" is even better!
I meant to save this book for holiday, but after reading the first chapter I couldn't stop and had devoured it before the weekend was over. Read more
Published 9 months ago by SamReed02
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