This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. This author is willing to donate free copies of their book in exchange for reviews (if circumstances allow) and the knowledge that their book is being read and enjoyed. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. Be sure to tell the author who you are, what organization you are with, how many books you need, how they will be used, and the number of reviews, if any, you would be able to provide.
Reviewed by Kim Anisi for Readers' Favorite
I picked up Close Encounters of the Traveling Kind by Amanda Jayne because I was looking for a light, entertaining read and this book promised to be just that. It is a collection of stories from the author’s own travelling experiences. You know, the kind of experiences you like reading about because they’re hilarious, but the ones you would never want to have yourself. In many of the stories, the author has to stare death in the eye – be it in the shape of a disgruntled snake or the lack of oxygen at high altitude. She travels to Africa, South America, Nepal, Japan and Thailand, and learns that it usually is a good idea to think twice, do what the locals do, and not to be too confident.
The cover of Close Encounters of the Traveling Kind by Amanda Jayne almost made me not choose it, but fortunately, in this case, the book really can’t be judged by its cover. After reading it, I kind of understand why such a simple, childlike cover has been chosen. The variety of stories was surprising: in one story we follow the author as she gets on the wrong bus and has to find out what it feels like to be the minority. In another story, she has to deal with a guide who has never guided before. But that might have been better than the guide who wasn’t a guide after all.
The stories are hilarious and very entertaining to read. It’s the ideal book for people who like to learn a little bit more about other countries, how other people see these countries, and what kind of experiences you would rather not have there. I can find only one fault with this book: it’s too short! I could have read more of this – but then, I’d feel sorry for the author if she would have to go through more of the same.
