Lost on Planet China: The Strange and True Story of One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation, or How He Became Comfortable Eating Live Squid

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Lost on Planet China: The Strange and True Story of One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most Mystifying Nation, or How He Became Comfortable Eating Live Squid
by J. Maarten Troost
from Broadway

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• A complete waste of time
  Having read positive reviews of Marten Troost's "Lost on Planet China," I was disappointed to learn that the book did not live up to my expectations. As Troost is an experienced travel writer, I was completely taken aback by his condescending tone throughout the book. All of his observations of China and the Chinese people were negative. He went from one place to another, without spending enough time to understand the culture, or to learn about the people and place. It was evident that there was a lack of... more info

• Should I Cancel My Trip to China?
  I am scheduled to go on a two week trip to China on Oct. 15th. After reading Troost's book I'm contemplating canceling it. That's how depressing this book is. Pollution, pollution, pollution, spitting, peeing and defecating in the streets, mutilated and disfigured beggars everywhere, animal cruelty, repulsive food, brothels and gay bars in hotels,noise everywhere,lunatic drivers,insane taxi drivers, cheating of tourists, hard seats on overcrowded trains. This is the depiction that Troost gives. Not a pretty... more info

• Almost too awful to contemplate.
  Have you ever been in a group of people when one of them inadvertently makes a crack that has everyone splitting their sides with laughter, but whose next intentional attempts at humor fall flat? Unfortunately, Mr. Troost has too, for his own literary offerings have followed that particular trajectory much to my surprise and dismay.
  This is the third of his 'travelogues.' His first one, about his time spent on the island paradise of Kiribati, was a charming little gem of a book. His second, which was... more info

• So I guess he didn't move to China
  Lost on Planet China had me laughing out loud, cringing, and managed to evoke a gag reflex all within 100 or so pages. I have also read the author's other 2 books and found them just as informative and hilarious. He gives a completely different perspective than most travel writers and isn't shy at poking fun at himself. What's odd is that I had a large desire to visit the South Pacific Islands, especially Fiji, as well as China. Not so much any more. And I'm pretty sure that the author decided not to give... more info

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