My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I honestly thought this was a travel book. Instead, we get a humorous look at a man who hasn’t got a clue what’s going on and digresses too much. Each chapter starts with a map and has the odd illustration, but it’s a shame that there’s no landscape photographs which would make it more real (though Underhill does focus on other undegraded items). Some of the destinations are a bit extreme, but at least they’re well-researched. He comments on both the good and bad landmarks, and can be portrayed as a little snobbish at times, kind of like an ageing Adrian Mole. He’s supported by an ageing cast of similar intellectually minded people, each of their own problems who are referenced to in different chapters. Some of his accidents are quite horrific, and the narrative fails to address how he is rescued. Perhaps he’s too embarrassed. The full result is a tragic, yet comical, adventure.
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