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Holidays in Hell
- In Which Our Intrepid Reporter Travels to the World's Worst Places and Asks, 'What's Funny About This'
- Narrated by: Dan John Miller
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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Summary
Holidays in Hell follows P. J. O’Rourke on a global fun-finding mission to the most desperate places on the planet, from the bombed-out streets of Beirut to the stultifying blandness of Heritage USA. P.J.’s unforgettable adventures abroad include storming student protesters’ barricades in South Korea, interviewing Communist insurrectionists in the Philippines, and going undercover in Arab garb at Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock Mosque. Packed with P.J.’s classic riffs on everything from Polish nightlife under communism to Third World driving tips, Holidays in Hell is one of the best-loved books by one of today’s most celebrated humorists - a full-tilt, no-holds-barred romp through politics, culture, and ideology.
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- Mr Steadman-Hill
- 18-05-24
A fun read
A fun read. I’ve always loved PJ O’Rourke, right back to his interviews with Clive James. He and I are politically very opposite, and yet I find him interesting, erudite, educated and incredibly amusing.
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- Lulwah
- 16-02-17
Every sentence has to be a funny quote!
while it's an interesting collection of travel memories, some of the jokes fall short and the whole audiobook just feels like a ten hour long mediocre stand up comedy.
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- Carl Magnus Aasland
- 04-06-23
Dated
Probably funny in it's day, but in 2023 I barely broke a grin. The narrator did his best.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-12-19
Absolute dross
Avoid. Smug American patronising nonsense. I cannot understand the positive reviews for this book. Hated it.
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- Naz
- 07-04-22
Uncomfortable listening
It’s of its time. Not in a good way. I couldn’t get beyond about half way through as it was so awful.
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