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Title: Honeymoon with My Brother: A Memoir
ISBN: B0013L8AOI
Author:
Franz Wisner
Publicate Date: 2006-02-07
Publish: 2006-02-07
List Price: $12.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: If you liked Eat Pray Love
. . .you might enjoy this.
Same sort of premise--a big life change precipitates world travel. In Eat Pray Love--a divorce, in this case, a canceled wedding.
Wisner does think a bit about his circumstances, but in general this book is more about the travel than the introspection, which I enjoyed. He does examine the rediscovery of a relationship with his brother, which added a level of personal examination to it.
You could call this the man's Eat Pray Love.
If you dream about the idea of taking a year off and seeing the world, hang out with Franz and his brother for a couple hundred pages.
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2: Franz lands on his feet here, as always
A lot of us who reported on former Gov. Pete Wilson's early years in that office in Sacramento remember the author of this book with fondness. He brought a great sense of humor to his job as press secretary. That comes bubbling through here on most every page. The other thing I remember about Franz was how tough and unyielding he could be when he didn't want to answer your questions. You can sense that in this book. All in all, it's a good read. He makes himself sound a little more vulnerable than I suspect he is or ever was. But that is part of the nonfiction "romance" plot and is probably necessary to keep the reader involved. The author is effective in the way he spins out the incidental travel stories that come along as he moves from city to city. I know that's not easy. I hope the book that he hopes to do next sells as well as this one has. As someone who rarely enjoys travel books, and read this one mainly to learn what happened to Franz, I can only give it four stars. But from my "male" perspective, it's worth a lot more of your time than that big selling travel romance about eating in Italy and finding religion and true love in Asia.
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3: HONEYMOON WITH MY BROTHER
A very interesting and fun filled book about the travels of a groom jilted at the altar. He picked himself up, took
his brother on the planned honeymoon and learned a lot about life in other parts of the world. It was the greatest experience for him and made him a far better person
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4: Wonderful book. Loved every chapter.
I can't rave enough about this book! I was skeptical when I purchased it due to the few negative reviews that appeared on Amazon. I hadn't heard of it before...guess I am a little behind the times on my New York Times Best Sellers "to read list." Franz is a terrific and extremely entertaining writer. His brother Kurt adds so much to the story. Kurt's interactions with the locals could be a book in itself. I highly encourage you to BUY THIS BOOK. You won't be able to put it down. However, if you feel that most men just use women for sex or if you can't handle that fact that a broken-hearted person needs to occasionally vent about it, then look elsewhere. For the rest of us, you'll LOVE this book.
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5: The more I read, the more I liked Annie.
If you like books written by self-absorbed whiners, then this is the book for you. I had heard an interview with the author on a local radio show and thought it might be an interesting book. He certainly has the gift of gab, but is definitely not a writer. After the first few chapters, I realized that the book was more about the author, his "career", and his distorted views of love and friendship than an interesting yarn about his travels. It's a shame that he would resort to writing an entire book to dump on someone who obviously made the right choice in not marrying him, and cash in on it as well.
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