anuajit's review
3.0
Many thanks to Netgalley, Greenleaf Audiobooks and the author, for the ALC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I will be honest here, this is not the type of book I would pick up normally. I requested this book mainly because it mentioned mother-daughter journeys. The book follows few of the adventures that Meg and her 2 daughters have been. It was highly interesting and motivating to see these women travel the world and take risks. I have always been a reluctant traveler and I have to say this narrative inspired me to take the leap.
But I did have some issues with this book, first of all, the book begins with the hope that this narrative will make parents let their kids travel and spread their wings. However, throughout the book we see the author following her kids around fretting for them, which is understandable as a parent, but to me it makes me more cautious and not in the let them fly way!! This might the place where people will tell me you will know only when you have your own kids....may be...
The second thing is that this book could have used a sensitivity reader check. The number of places where I felt that the author was trying to be funny at the expense of another culture which she doesn't understand, for instance the phalluses #iykyk. What I saw in a lot of those instance was a person from the 'first world' visiting the 'third world' and mocking it for its culture, customs, and practices. This undertone left a bad taste in my mouth, for which alone, I had to dock down stars.
The narration was crisp and the book had a good conversational flow and motivational, self help feel to it.
I will be honest here, this is not the type of book I would pick up normally. I requested this book mainly because it mentioned mother-daughter journeys. The book follows few of the adventures that Meg and her 2 daughters have been. It was highly interesting and motivating to see these women travel the world and take risks. I have always been a reluctant traveler and I have to say this narrative inspired me to take the leap.
But I did have some issues with this book, first of all, the book begins with the hope that this narrative will make parents let their kids travel and spread their wings. However, throughout the book we see the author following her kids around fretting for them, which is understandable as a parent, but to me it makes me more cautious and not in the let them fly way!! This might the place where people will tell me you will know only when you have your own kids....may be...
The second thing is that this book could have used a sensitivity reader check. The number of places where I felt that the author was trying to be funny at the expense of another culture which she doesn't understand, for instance the phalluses #iykyk. What I saw in a lot of those instance was a person from the 'first world' visiting the 'third world' and mocking it for its culture, customs, and practices. This undertone left a bad taste in my mouth, for which alone, I had to dock down stars.
The narration was crisp and the book had a good conversational flow and motivational, self help feel to it.
emsterino19's review
4.0
I loved visiting the opposite ends of the earth with Meg and her daughters. It was fun to read their different perspectives, and how they grew through their travels.
I received a copy of this book for free through Goodreads giveaways.
I received a copy of this book for free through Goodreads giveaways.
murphykat's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.0
A great collection of memories and ideas about the affect those we travel through life with have on our journey and experiences. From travel buddies to life partners, and family to communities, this is a personal collection of stories of connections made and their lasting impacts. POVs from a mother and wife and her two daughters as they travel the world and this road we call life.
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