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    101 Places Not to See Before You Die

    By Catherine Price

    3.5/5

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    About this ebook

    “I had no idea so many god-awful places exist in this world….Catherine Price is a hilarious guide to all that is sucky.”
     —Novella Carpenter, author of Farm City: the Education of an Urban Farmer

     

    Irreverent and compulsively readable, 101 Places Not to See Before You Die highlights desitinations we can all live without--like Jupiter's Worst Moon, an Outdoor Wedding During the 2021 Reemergence of the Great Eastern Cicada Brood, and fan hours at the Las Vegas Porn Convention--while reminding us why we're willing to put up with the bed bugs and the food poisoning and set out to explore the world.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJun 22, 2010
    ISBN9780062000040
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    • 1/5
      To start off, a list of places not to see ought to be of places you could see, not of things that no longer exist, of of singular past events, or of general vehicles. Once those are omitted let's also leave things out that are just commentaries on how you don't like other people's culture. Or don't understand the real life problems of getting from here to there in difficult terrain.However, I will happily agree that I do not need to see a place where Americans have all left their gum on a wall. Yuck! On the other hand a lot of the things she mentions are really just boring.

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    • 4/5
      One of the only travel books you will ever need. Less of a guide to places to visit and more of a guide to "avoiding" undesirable places. Though more than a few of the entries descend into silliness, for example no one can ever be in Mexico when the asteroid strikes that wipes out the dinosaurs, those ones are entertainingly written and enjoyable to read. In addition, to the author's own views, there are also stories included from travels writers and other tales of warning.

      A fun read for all persons who have ever travel anywhere.
    • 4/5
      Some of these are obvious (Euro Disney), some are actually events (New Years at Times Square) and some are purely fictional destinations (Hell, Jupiter's moon, Io). All are sophomorically funny. One can easily burn through this silly, cynical page turner, in a night.
    • 4/5
      The perfect response to the recent plethora of books purported to have definitive lists of paces you must see. Armchairs travelers unite, here is your guide book of truly awful places. There were a few I would take exception to, but over all the collections of effects a general sense of revulsion. Recommended for adventure travelers who take themselves too seriously.
    • 5/5
      This was a very humorous and interesting book. I also learned several interesting facts.
    • 4/5
      Just as the title says, these are places all over the world that the author recommends you should avoid because of danger, probable revulsion or just because she finds them overrated. Not all the places are even possible to visit, such as Io, one of Jupiter's moons, and including Stonehenge and the entire state of Nevada will have many people who disagree with Price's taste. But there are some surprising places and experiences in here.
    • 4/5
      Have you ever felt overwhelmed when, wandering down the bookshelf aisles, you see a plethora off books that each declare that they contain the 1,001 things you just have to do, see, read, or visit before you die? If so, then Catherine Price is your girl. After having a similar experience, she decided to write a book that would help you rule out some of the things you shouldn't see, and placed them all in a neat little book.101 Places Not to See Before You Die is a short, hilarious look at some of the places in this world that you just do not need to waste your time on. My favorites include The Testicle Festival, Your Boss's Bedroom, Any Hotel That Used to be a Prison, and Anywhere on a Yamaha Rhino.Price's narration and explanation of her choices of 101 places you don't need to waste your time on is witty and humorous. I read through all the entries in one night, and definitely marked some places off of my "too see" list. If you're in the mood for a quick, light read, try this one on for size. 4 out of 5 stars.
    • 3/5
      Meh. The concept was very good here but the execution less so; this book was not as interesting or as funny as I hoped it would be. Several of the "places to see" listed don't actually exist, and some of those that do are impossible to travel to (for example, one of Jupiter's moons). This book might be worth a browse, though, for some of the places it mentions (like the Tupperware Museum).
    • 4/5
      Amusing, but a little scattered. It reads like a blog turned into a book, with even less of the little narrative continuity I'd expect from a list-like book. While some of the 101 places are rather amusing, and some are impressive, the entries are somewhat uneven. Some tell incredibly touching stories, while others seem to be shallow snark dashed off to a deadline.