Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do It : Essays (Paperback)

from IronMike

Geoff Dyer's more recent book, "Jeff in Venice/Death in Varanasi," won my vote for best book of the year; so I figured I'd see what his earlier books were like. I was particularly interested in learning about "Burning Man" which Dyer said was one of the highlights of his life. "Burning Man" is a ...

from dbsovereign

Or, how to travel in a perpetually bad frame of mind and still get something out of it. A funny man pokes fun at himself (though at times he tries a bit too hard) and has a lot of fun along the way. Travel writing will never be the same. "I am near to where I started -- but I am nearer to giving ...

from jnwelch

Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do It by Geoff Dyer is a fairly slim collection of essays that might be called travel memoirs, but that would be like calling Carnivale a street fair. There's a lot going on here that is awfully hard to categorize. Some readers would take to this like a du...

from cliffagogo

A collection of Dyer's adventures in various locations, described in a humorous and informal style that makes for compulsive reading. The end of the book leaves you feeling satisfied and yet craving more. Perfect summer reading.

from smerus

Came laden with review of how it was witty, wise and informed. In fact is it a smug, self-conscious slab of would-be chic/downbeat journalism at its worst. The title is the only good thing about it - that gets it its half-star. Putrid.