Review: Brilliant fun!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 31, 2011
I'd been wanting to read "The Peace Corpse" ever since reading some of the clips Andy had posted through Twitter -- many of which made me laugh out loud.  I'm so glad I finally got to it!  It's a funny, wry, fascinating memoir of an immature 22 year old from Montana trying to survive his two-year stint in the Peace Corps in Tanzania, and dealing with the multiple problems of cultural misunderstanding, poisonous snakes, horrid diseases, bizarre people (some of them other volunteers), and the frustration of not getting laid.  Andy's self-deprecating humor is integral to this book, as is his fundamental respect for other cultures (not to say that he doesn't get angry or irritated with his Tanzanian acquaintances, which he does - frequently).I highly recommend this book -- it's a quick, fun (and funny!) read, and I can't wait to see what he turns out when he reaches his goal of publishing some of his fiction!