SLCLS Genre Study discussion

After reading In A Sunburned Country, the book made me really want to travel to Australia. Granted, I've always had a small desire to visit there, but it got me to wondering if a travel narrative ever made you want to visit a country.

Kira wrote: "After reading In A Sunburned Country, the book made me really want to travel to Australia. Granted, I've always had a small desire to visit there, but it got me to wondering if a travel narrative e..."

That's funny- that book made me NOT want to go to Australia because Bryson makes it sound like everything there wants to kill you. He says it in a funny way, though... His book A Walk in the Woods did make me want to hike the Appalachian Trail, though.

I figured he exaggerated a bit, but may be not to the less discovered parts that he went to :) What do you think of his writing? Have you read a lot of his books?

Admittedly, Wild by Cheryl Strayed made me want to run the other way and never hike the Pacific Crest Trail.

Kira wrote: "I figured he exaggerated a bit, but may be not to the less discovered parts that he went to :) What do you think of his writing? Have you read a lot of his books?"

I really enjoy his writing style. I like how he gets curious about something, so he researches it to find out all about it (sometimes in excruciating detail). He reminds me of my dad. His audiobooks are good, too, but I've only liked the ones he reads himself.

I haven't tried his on audiobook yet, thanks for the suggestion. What's a travel title that you've seen recently that's grabbed your interest (Bill Bryson or not)? I saw one today called Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatuby J. Maarten Troost. Hadn't heard of this one before, but was definitely intrigued by the title. Fiji's been a place of interest for a while, so it will be interesting to see what it's like.

The book Wide-Open World: How Volunteering Around the Globe Changed One Family's Lives Forever sounds interesting. I'll have to read it and see if it sparks any travel desires.

You might also likeThe Kindness Diaries: One Man's Quest to Ignite Goodwill and Transform Lives Around the World by Leon Logothetis. It's a similar story about a stockbroker who's sick of his job and decides he'd rather make a difference with his life through little things.So, he treks across the U.S., Europe, India, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Canada then back to the Hollywood sign. To get to his destinations,he asks strangers for shelter, food, and gas. Again and again, he's won over by the generosity of humanity and finds ways to reward the unsuspecting good Samaritans.

Kira wrote: "You might also likeThe Kindness Diaries: One Man's Quest to Ignite Goodwill and Transform Lives Around the World by Leon Logothetis. It's a similar story about a stockbroker who's s..."

Kira, that sounds like a good one! Thanks!

Enjoy :)

A Thousand Hills to Heaven by Josh Ruxen really made me want to check out Rwanda, which really surprised me.

The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon was an excellent book, but it completely turned me off of ever visiting the Amazon. I'll stick to the documentaries where the bugs can't get you!