As a budding world traveler, I'm so glad this question wasn't phrased "the place you'd most like to visit." That's a question that leaves me incapable of thought formation or speech production. It just leads to a string of uhhhhh's and groaning sounds, lol. Luckily, I was spared that torturous selectively, and I went all the way back to where every American kid wants to go in third grade, because it's usually around then that we first learn about this country and all its crazy creatures. That's right Australia... Oz!!! In honor of this, I cracked open a book that's been on my kindle since my birthday, Kamikaze Kangaroos! By Tony James Slater.
This is my second foray into the crazy mind and life of Tony James Slater, and (spoilers) it probably won't be the last for this challenge. I've also read his first book That Bear Ate My Pants. Don't let the cuddly Beanie Baby on the cover mislead you, Tony is a funny, sarcastic, self proclaimed idiot. His books are riddled with terrible puns, very borderline "dad" jokes, dry British humor, and quite a bit of swearing. You've been warned. However, even though he's an idiot, he's a lovable idiot, and I love his style of writing. It's like sitting down across from someone in a dive bar and listening to their whole life story over a pint. Good fun!
Here's how Amazon describes this autobiography.
I really enjoyed this three year journey around Oz, Bali, and New Zeland. I didn't expect it to be such a long read, but with everything he, his sister, and his girlfriend did in those three years, it was understandable. (I am REALLY glad I finished it before Angie had a chance to post her third book, which she just finished tonight, lol. She is lapping me in this challenge already!)
The two best things I learned reading this book are
- The existence of banjo frogs- seriously look them up on YouTube, they make an amazing sound!!!
- The existence of an underground opal mining town called Coober Pedy- I've developed a new dream/goal of living on every inhabited continent. (North America and Asia, check and check... I'm moving to Africa later this year, so that leaves South America, Europe and Australia.) If I am ever blessed with an opportunity to move to Australia, I'd like to live in Coober Pedy! It looks like an amazing place!!!
And I'm officially on the board!!!!
Stats:
Angie: 2 books
Clare: 1 book
Total: 3 books
#26BOOKSwithBringingUpBurns
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