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Title: I Left My Tent in San Francisco
Author: Emma Kennedy
Narrator: Emma Kennedy
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-25-15
Publisher: Random House Audiobooks
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes
Genres: Travel & Adventure, Adventure & Exploration
Publisher's Summary:
It's 1989, and Emma and her best friend, Dee, head to the USA to make their fortune. But completely inept and virtually unemployable, they discover that they can't even get a job in McDonald's.
Forced to travel from California to New York with only pennies in their pockets, they bounce from scrape to scrape, surviving on their wits and the kindness of strangers. Bad luck and misfortune throw everything their way - snakes, earthquakes, black magic and incontinent dogs. They even get kidnapped by a sex-crazed midget in a Ferrari. This never happened to Jack Kerouac.
A startlingly honest and ridiculously funny book, I Left My Tent in San Francisco tells the miraculous story of how the hapless pair made it back alive to tell the disastrous tale.
Members Reviews:
As delightful as her last
She had me howling with laughter, as well as cringing in sympathy with their misadventures.
Can you say blind adventure?
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Absolutely! This young lady figured out how to survive using her childhood camping lessons, and went on this adventure with a friend-so blindly. And she made it all work! Genius!
What other book might you compare I Left My Tent in San Francisco to and why?
Her earlier book about the bucket. Look it up and listen. You won't be sorry.
What about Emma Kennedys performance did you like?
Her zeal. Her attitude-all positive, even at her lowest moments.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Survival of the Fittest.
Any additional comments?
I sure hope another adventure happens. I need the next story! I'm amazed at how this girl camped during her childhood, and took those life lessons with her on her trip and improvised wherever necessary.
enjoyable
A very entertaining story as always from Emma but volumes made it difficult to listen to at times. Sometimes unbearably blaring and virtually inaudible in places.
Hugely enjoyable
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
The book is consistently funny and Emma Kennedy is a great storyteller as she relates her adventures across America. Bad luck seems to follow her and her friend like a curse but even so they battle through with an unflagging joy and optimism that is actually inspiring.
What other book might you compare I Left My Tent in San Francisco to, and why?
I listened to this as a fan of Emma Kennedy rather than any real interest in travelogues. This is a great follow up to The Tent, The Bucket and Me which is the obvious thing to compare it to. Personally I prefer this one, though others might disagree (and do looking at other reviews. Each to their own). If she writes a third instalment then Ill buy that too.
Which scene did you most enjoy?
Hard to narrow it down. She tells a series of funny and touching anecdotes. Her writing style can be poetic when its required but is generally clear and insightful. Her personality shines throughout, which is complemented well by having her narrate.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I probably could have done given the chance.