Reviewed by: BigAl
Genre: Travel Narrative
Approximate word count: 45-50,000 words
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Author:
“Julie
Morey is originally from a nice suburb in Northern California complete with a
white picket fence. Her parents are still shaking their heads and wondering
what they did wrong. They make sure to send her one guilt inducing e-mail a
month about how it is time to ‘stop traveling and return to reality.’ She
politely ignores them.”
Morey
writes more about her travel adventures on her blog.
Description:
“What does
one do when they've suffered a bad break up, and are trying to ‘find’
themselves, but aren't quite ready to deal with reality?”
Julie Morey
answered this question by spending seven months traveling Southeast Asia in
search of herself.
Appraisal:
Travel
narratives are never about just the travel. If a reader desires information
about travel destinations, guidebooks and their internet equivalents do a
better and much more comprehensive job. What a narrative gives that a guidebook
can’t is the personal touch. What did this specific traveler experience and get
out of their trip? What were they looking for? What did they actually find? It
might be adventure, a better understanding of other cultures, escape (even if
temporary), or a better understanding of themselves. Travel, Sex, and Train Wrecks has all of these.
Morey’s
writing voice is informal, helping the reader feel like they’re a friend
tagging along on her adventures. However, this sometimes went a bit too far.
One example being her overuse of the word ever,
as in “… the absolute best breakfast joint —Ever.” Still, a fun read that
should appeal to fans of travel narratives, especially women who have a thing
for guys with accents.
FYI:
Adult
language and content.
Format/Typo Issues:
A small
number of typos, grammar errors, and other proofing and copy editing miscues.
Rating: **** Four stars
6 comments:
I never had sex while on vacation, until after I got married, and that doesn't count. I just thought I'd share, for no reason in particular, just saying.
My passport expired, too.
I wonder how you wife would feel to hear she doesn't count? :)
Ouch! It's a good thing my secret is safe among a select few million internet viewers.
She's number one on my count.
Ha! Good save, you think?
I think you're safe. As long as she never finds out.
Thank you so much for the favorable review - might be the best review - EVER. ;)
TS&TW will be Free on Amazon Oct. 12 and 13, so be sure to download a copy.
Thanks, Julie. Your comment had me ROFLMAO. :)
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