No Touch Monkey!: And Other Travel Lessons Learned Too Late (Adventura Books Series) by Ayun Halliday

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No Touch Monkey!: And Other Travel Lessons Learned Too Late (Adventura Books Series) by Ayun Halliday
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Features

Paperback: 273 pages

Publisher: Seal Press October 7, 2003

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1580050972

ISBN-13: 978-1580050975

Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches

Shipping Weight: 11.5 ounces

Andi Zeisler, Bitch Magazine
an almost shamefully entertaining travelogue of backpacking mishaps, ill-placed trust, and gastric distress.

Marion Winik, Austin Chronicle
Not just a sweet read, but an object lesson in what to do when, as they say, "shit happens."

Reader Reviews
I bought No Touch Monkey based on title alone. So funny, it perfectly describes situations I've seen while traveling. That said, I found the writing to be less funny than the title. Not bad by any means, just not gut-splitting or snicker inducing. I had the same response from two of my traveling friends who'd read it. They smiled, but no laughs. Ayun Halliday's self-deprecating and sarcastic writing is likeable. But the pattern in each chapter quickly becomes apparent: she and her companions make incredibly naive and/or dangerous choices in oddball foreign places and bumble through the results. Halliday's younger self is often whiny or dislikeable, which is to the author's credit and done in a self-mocking manner, but even this becomes tiring when combined with the predictability of the essays. Sadly, the "No Touch Monkey" chapter that I'd been anticipating was a bit of a let-down. Maybe the brilliant title dooms the book. Compared, the writing lags. Which is a dead shame, because Halliday is a genuinely funny lady. Her column in Bust magazine is a spirited and slightly twisted take on motherhood and she also maintains an excellently quirky website. Comment | Permalink | (Report this)

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