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Title: You Can Run: Gay, Glam, and Gritty Travels in South America (Out in the World) (Out in the World)
ISBN: 156023654X
Author:
Jesse Archer
Publicate Date: 2007-05-30
Publish: 2007-05-30
List Price: $39.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: A missed opportunity...
On the positive side, Mr. Archer is to be commended for being an unconventional and adventurous traveler. He stays away from the typical tourist haunts and shows us a South America rarely seen by Fodors and Frommer, much less by the A-list queens who won't venture outside of the discos in Buenos Aires. Alas, he was not well-served by his editor (or did he even have one?). The book reads too much like hundreds of blog postings pasted together. Entertaining at times, yes..., but blogs are usually worth a 10 minute read, not five hours worth. I was disappointed that Mr. Archer did not delve more deeply into the characters of the persons that he met on the way. Everyone, including Mr. Archer's long time boyfriend-ex-boyfriend are mere caricatures. I am afraid that this was a squandered opportunity.
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2: You Can Run
This fast-reading non-fiction portrays the author and and his companions in a two-year odyssey, traveling seven countries of South America. These fast-reading encounters are narrated with rare insights of a personal nature along with the attractions of the land, back-packing on a shoe string.
The sights of these Latin countries are presented with a refreshing, unusual point of view. Most episodes are humorous. Some are not-so-pleasant, even downright frightening. I enjoyed the book thoroughly.
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3: Funny, smart and real!
Made me laught outloud!!! A great journey trought South America and the life of Jesse Archer. Looking foward to read more colums and books from him.
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4: A Wild Ride
How many times have you resisted the urge to just take off when you felt trapped, frustrated or bored with your life? Jesse Archer didn't resist. He took off for South America and stayed almost two years. This hair-raising, often hilarious, and heartfelt book is a startlingly candid account of his intrepid travels and uproarious escapades.
Everyone should read this book for its vivid and sometimes appalling vignettes of what life is like for people living on the margins, out in the Amazon, way up in the Andes or in some urban barrio. Archer didn't just observe the life from a tour bus. Because he was traveling on a shoestring, he lived it. And there's a double journey in the book: the wild travel adventures across the South American continent, and also a wild journey of the heart.
But the book is far from being all third-world misery and messy personal emotions. As I said, it's both hair-raising and hilarious. Ever had a live alligator hauled into your boat? And wait `till you read about Archer's impromptu striptease in front of the toilet paper lady.
If you're not going to actually break free from your own life and light out for the hinterlands, buy this book, and travel along with Jesse Archer. He's such a good writer, it's the next best thing.
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5: Transports you to SA
I loved this book and read it non-stop. I started reading it while I was on vacation in Miami - I was reading it before going to bed, near the pool, in the pool.... I would finally stop reading and feel like I'd been in another place - it would take a few seconds to get my bearing. Fun, smart stories with an overarching story throughout the book. Highly recommended.
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