Book: 101 Places Not To Visit
Author: Adam Russ
Cakester Rating: Awesome Awesome Awesome
With a tagline that reads “Your Essential Guide to the World’s Most Miserable, Ugly, Boring and Inbred Destinations”, 101 Places Not To Visit is exactly what it says it is. It is a compilation of 101 places in the world that you would not want to visit. Some of these places you would not even think of visiting in the first place such as Mogadishu or Kosovo and some that you would not expect to see on there like London or Orlando, Florida (yes, the home of the world’s most famous mouse is listed).
Divided up by continent, 101 Places is an abrasive and hilarious look at the places that you should probably do your best to avoid or that will make you think twice when you are planning that family vacation. Each entry begins with a opening sentence that drips with sarcasm about that particular city. It has a “star system” that rates Boredom Rating and the Likelihood of Fatal Visit. It also tells you Essential Packing and Most Likely Cause of Death. Here is an excerpt:
Edinburgh
The country that gave the world bagpipes, kilts and the inspiration for Mel Gibson’s first attempt at rewriting history has a capital city as representative of its people as Friends is of the people of New York.
Country: Scotland
Boredom Rating: **
Likelihood of Fatal Visit: *
Essential Packing: Audience participation indemnity card
Most Likely Cause of Death: Audience participation in a production of Macbeth
As was mentioned before, Russ is an equal opportunity offender, leaving no place unscathed. There is absolutely no sugar coating here. The book offers a brief history of each location, which is helpful but due to the nature of the book, it has a more negative skew to it. If you are looking for a more well rounded history of a certain place in this book, I would recommend going to Google. If you are into humor/non-fiction books and even if they aren’t exactly your thing, go out and buy it if you want a good chuckle.
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Tracy #TEAMDUNK
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