As an individual on a Gap Yah, and having seen the youtube videos, I felt inclined to give this a read. I was not at all disappointed; not only is the book continually witty and true to Lacey's satirical humour, but it is also oddly informative and interesting at the same time. Alongside the underlying playful jibe at a certain social group in this book is very engaging round the world journey. Among my favourite parts are his notion that "Australia basically has loads of random animals that will kill you", the top trumps at the end, and his genuinely hilarious comments on most things which generally include "banter", "LAD", and the letters "aaaaaaaaah".
Thoroughly recommended as a very uplifting and readable book, probably the best humour novel I have read in a long time. Worth the money.