The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner
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Book Summary Author: Eric Weiner Edition: Hardcover Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published) Published: 2008-01-03 ISBN: 0446580260 Number of pages: 352 Publisher: Twelve |
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Book Reviews of the The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World
Customer Review: Loved it
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved Geography of Bliss.
In the interest of full-disclosure, I should note that Eric Weiner is a friend of mine. I'm also a journalist, and I've worked in some of the same spots Eric has during his 10 years with NPR. On a couple of occasions, I've witnessed his grumpiness in action in the field.
I've also read several travelogues and journalist memoirs in my day - probably a dozen. It seems nearly all my colleagues write them.
And I'm a fan of Eric's.
GOB is funny and smart. And rather than being just the thinnest of premises (or excuses) for writing a book -- like so many journo memoirs/travelogues are -- GOB offers a genuine, intelligent and funny(!) examination of happiness and how it's defined around the world. Eric takes himself seriously enough to matter, but not so serious as to suffer from that faux earnestness that plagues so many other books by journalists.
I'm not convinced Eric will ever entirely shrug off his droopy-dog tendencies, his writing has always transcended the grumpiness. GOB had me chuckling out loud on several occasions. It has fallen in the same category in my mind as Sarah Vowell and David Sedaris. And you don't have to know the guy to like it.