Are You Experienced?, (Paperback)

from jayne_charles

I was expecting something a bit more profound, given that it's a Penguin book. Clearly they're not all literary. This book started off with a rather naff bit of dialogue between the main character and his eventual travelling companion. There was some amusement to be had early on during their trav...

from Jonna

Rather funny book with (some) earnest points.

from scubasue59

Light humour; a perfect quick holiday read.

from jontseng

Delicately pricking the bubble of middle-class backpacker pomposity. In retrospect an obvious target, but in its time relatively refreshing.

from lenoreva

I think this is probably the funniest book I have ever read. The characters are very much like those you meet on backpacking trips in foreign countries, and having been a backpacker, i just loved this.