Lost on Planet China: The Strange and True Story of One Man’s Attempt to Understand the World’s Most Mystifying Nation, or How He Became Comfortable Eating Live Squid Audiobook

" This is Troost's best by far. Funny from start to finish. He manages to give a realistic picture of life in today's China in an entertaining and hilarious manner but without insulting the Chinese. He is both enthralled with and appalled by China today. Great read! "

" Fun book and interesting about China, but couldn't get past what a bad traveler he was and that he left his wife and new born behind to write this book! "

" Hilarious China travelogue, ala Bill Bryson. "

" I really enjoy Troost's sense of humor and his delivery of details. Good stuff. "

" Excellent! I got an advance reader copy. I recommend his first two though. "

" Now I want to read his other books!! "

" Not as entertaining as sex lives of canibals but not bad either - after reading this You may lose any interest you might have had in visiting china. I feel like I need to read another author's experience to learn if it is really as bad as this. "

" The best from this author "

" Very entertaining but I'm uncertain if someone who has never been to Mainland China would understand a lot of the references and inside jokes. "

" An interesting account of traveling in China- and quite funny, too! "

" Entertaining and informative, but easy to put down. "

" CHINA - I already knew there were A LOT of people in China. It seems the author was constantly surprised to find himself surrounded by a lot of Chinese people. I felt bad for China the whole time I was reading this book. "

" This was entertaining and an easy read, but for insight on China I prefer Peter Hessler. "

" So I've always wondered "What is China really like???" So I picked up this book. And I loved the peek that it gave me into the country and the culture. I got bored near the end, but was glad I read it. PG-13 rating for some language. "

" I loved his first two books, Sex LIves of Cannibals and Getting Stoned with Savages and rated them a 5 - but this I only rated a 4. Not quite up to speed of the first two, but had a whopper of an ending. "

" It was amusing and well-written, with plenty of historical context. But I just couldn't shake the fact that it was often quite negative. "

" Third book by Troost...following the success of his first two books. Really an honest and interesting commentary on the world as he travels it. Makes me laugh out loud, great sense of humor but still a serious look at environmental issues facing China today. "

" Good idea, but waaay too long. "

" I want to travel around the world with J. Maarten Troost. "

" Funny at times, although not particularly enlightening. His target audience seems to be anyone who has but a vague idea of China. "

" This bood was hilarious. Very funny true story about the author traveling around China in the hopes to move his family there. He went to scout it out. His take on everything was just so funny, I highly recommend this book if you want to laugh out loud. "

" I was amazed at some of what I learned about a place and culture that I don't know much about. Fun to live vicariously through the author's vagabond experiences. "

" I thought that this book was ok. It painted a very sad portrait of 21st century China and it wasn't quite as funny as his other two novels. "

" For anyone who enjoys travel literature this is a fun read. The author spends a number of months traveling around China from the major cities to Tibet. His way of writing is very funny and honest. The author has the best job around! "