Review: Laugh out loud
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 23, 2013
I don't even know how to review this book. I could do a series of adjectives in capital letters: AMAZING, HILARIOUS, DIE-LAUGHING, POIGNANT, BRILLIANT. But that's not really a review, now is it?I was already a huge fan of the travel narrative genre long before I read Tony's first book, That Bear Ate My Pants. Tony reminds me of Tim Cahill, who is characterized by a dry wit and a refreshing way of telling his life story, only Tony is even funnier and more relatable. Probably because he's a walking disaster, a bit like me.With Don't Need the Whole Dog!, Tony has continued the somewhat odd-ball story of his life in a book that is different from Pants because the setting changes, but even more beautiful because we glimpse Tony's emotions during his comedic stint as a home renovator, and then later as he takes up a volunteer position across the world in a veterinary clinic barely staying afloat.Like some of my favorite travel voices, Tony makes armchair traveling fun, while making me wish I was doing a little more REAL traveling instead. I'm excited that the end of Dog sets up for another book with a story that sounds like it might just be the biggest of Tony's life... can't wait to read it!