Dom Joly
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Værker af Dom Joly
The Dark Tourist: Sightseeing in the World's Most Unlikely Holiday Destinations (2010) 83 eksemplarer
Dom Joly: Happy Hour [DVD] 1 eksemplar
Such Miserable Weather 1 eksemplar
Dom Joly's Big American Vacation 1 eksemplar
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- Fødselsdato
- 1967-11-15
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- male
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- UK
- Fødested
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Erhverv
- comedian
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The Dark Tourist: Sightseeing in the world's most… af Dom Joly
Joly has made some decent TV but here his smugness outweighs any humour and insight. Not always a smooth read, either.
This book wasn't as hilarious as I expected, but that's ok. Instead it offered a candid, personal look into strange destinations (Iran, North Korea, etc.) through Dom Joly's eyes. And at times Joly's candid bluntness was quite funny. I got a better sense of what it is like to live in places that show up on the world news for civil wars, genocide, and dictatorial reigns. "Life finds a way..."
Favorite quote from the book: "If nothing else I hope that by writing about these places people will get another perspective on them, an appreciation that normal life exists under any circumstances...except maybe in North Korea, where it really is tough."… (mere)
Favorite quote from the book: "If nothing else I hope that by writing about these places people will get another perspective on them, an appreciation that normal life exists under any circumstances...except maybe in North Korea, where it really is tough."… (mere)
I don't think Dom Joly and I are on the same wavelength when it comes to written humor. I find him very funny on TV and YouTube, but somehow a lot of the crazy embellishments in this story ended up seeming rather depressing to me instead of hilarious. It works better in audiovisual format. I should mention nevertheless that it takes a TON of creativity to write a book like this! Kudos for that!
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