Brian

This was my 2nd Bryson book, and I must say that I enjoyed A Walk In the Woods far more than this.

Summary: grumble grumble, bad modern architecture, mediocre meal, grumble grumble, annoying person, bad building, bad meal, grumble, rain. Sure, it was funny as hell in parts too but I'm hoping my next Bryson read is more light-spirited.

I never want Emily's books to end.

Took me 100 pages or so to get into this (and to figure out that looking up the Thai words and slang was useful) but once I did, what a ride. Paolo doesn't beat you over the head with the concepts he's working with, he just focuses on the characters, which I appreciated.

Delightful and hilarious.

I so wanted to like this, especially given the high praise it has received. Instead, reading this felt like work that I couldn't wait to end.