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A review by mrsfligs
Amsterdam Exposed: An American's Journey Into The Red Light District by David Wienir
2.0
The story of how I came to read this book is kind of funny. I had just finished a book on my Kindle and was looking for the next book to read. This showed up in my reading list (books I have flagged that I'm interested in reading). I didn't have any clear memory of adding it, but it turned out to be a free book to borrow from the Amazon Prime lending library so I decided to give it a go. The book is about the author's visit to Amsterdam years ago and his exploration of the red light district. It kept occurring to me that my husband (who enjoys travel books and wouldn't be UNinterested in a book that involves the red light district) might enjoy reading the book so I mentioned it to him. He said "That sounds like a book I put on the wish list in Amazon." That's when I realized that I hadn't put this book on my wish list ... I was reading a book from HIS wish list. We had a little laugh about it.
The thing is that I didn't really like the book all that much and was about to give up reading it, but I'm just one of those people who hates giving up on books. Plus just as I was about to give it up, the author FINALLY started getting to the meat of the story (what its like to be a prostitute in Amsterdam). Personally, I think the author took a long time to get the heart of the story and there isn't much to justify a full-length book here. It was mildly interesting, but overall I wouldn't recommend reading it unless the subject matter really interests you. Perhaps I didn't like it because it wasn't even a book I picked out! If my husband ever gets around to reading it, I'll let you know what he thinks. IN the meantime, I need to create a separate wish list to keep his books off of my wish list!
The thing is that I didn't really like the book all that much and was about to give up reading it, but I'm just one of those people who hates giving up on books. Plus just as I was about to give it up, the author FINALLY started getting to the meat of the story (what its like to be a prostitute in Amsterdam). Personally, I think the author took a long time to get the heart of the story and there isn't much to justify a full-length book here. It was mildly interesting, but overall I wouldn't recommend reading it unless the subject matter really interests you. Perhaps I didn't like it because it wasn't even a book I picked out! If my husband ever gets around to reading it, I'll let you know what he thinks. IN the meantime, I need to create a separate wish list to keep his books off of my wish list!