Wanderlust

by Chris Dyer

Fictional Novel, Travel Writing This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452283795
• ISBN13: 9780452283794
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

The most unapologetic hedonist since Samantha Jones...

This book is witty, cheeky, entertaining, and really, really smart for something obviously conceived as fluff. I especially liked Kate - the most unapolgetic hedonist since Samantha Jones. Don't object to her "selfishness" as some of the other reviewers do, since it is self acknowledged and fairly harmless. For me, it was refreshing to see a woman so fiercely attached to her freedom - sexual and professional - and her sheer enjoyment of life, the kind of behavior fictional male characters get away with all the time. I thought the characters had very distinct voices too. Broad but amusing. And I especially liked the mutually bratty co-dependent dynamic between Kate and her best friend Violet. Thought it was funny and rang true for two people who've been friends since childhood. The locales are great too, and would love to see this as a movie. My only problem? The email format always seems to limit storytelling, but the story that gets told here is far more original and inventive than The Boy Next Door, and it's better handled than all the others I've come across so I'd recommend this if you're looking for a light, smart, breezy comedy. I can't wait to read Chris Dyer's new book.

Perfect Summer Read

I loved this book! Entertaining, witty, sexy, and unlike a lot of other chicklit, an actual page-turner. For a change, the heroine isn't worried about her weight, her nasty boss, or finding the right man. Instead, she's got too many lovers and her life is almost too much fun. Glamorous problems, but the author has great fun with them. You will too, if you don't take it too seriously. The characters seem to be inspired by old movies more than Bridget Jones wannabes, and the comedy is broad, but it's also laugh out loud funny. A great book for the beach, or the pool, or that overbooked flight.

A Fun Read

The other reviewers are right...this is a fun little book! As long as you don't expect to gain great insights into life, travel or anything "heavy" like that, you'll have a good time reading "Wanderlust." Written mostly in the form of email correspondence between characters, you'll be turning the pages quickly and actually looking forward to what happens next. I finished half the book on an out-bound flight, and the other half on my return flight. So, I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for something quick and fun to read while traveling or at the beach. Perhaps you'll even be inspired to write about your own wanderlust :-) . PS - I gave this book 4 stars since there wasn't an option for 3.5 stars.

More fun than a suitcase full of monkeys!

I would recommend this book wholeheartedly, if you want a carefree, fun, sexy read. It's one of the funnniest books I've read in a long time, with lots of unexpected plot twists, interesting characters and hilarious mix-ups. Kate, the heroine, may not be living the realistic life of a twentysome-year-old, but boy is she having a good time. Flying off to romantic places, smooching handsome men, having her gambling-addicted mother betting on her love life, drinking wine on the roof of her manhattan apartment -- where can I sign up?? This is the first book I've read by Chris Dyer, but I can't wait for her next one!!

I Want More!

About six pages into this book, it hits you that this is one of those rare and precious trips that you need to slow down and savour. If you are smart you will take my advice and do just that. If you are like me, you will have a lovely afternoon followed immediatley by a Sopranos-off-season-like-depression. One can only hope that Chris Dyer has just scratched the surface of the globe-trotting Kate Bogart (and her many admirers) and is busy NOW scratching out more.