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Honeymoon with My Brother: A Memoir
by
Franz Wisner
This is the true story of Franz Wisner, a man who thought he had it all- a high profile career and the fiancée of his dreams- when suddenly, his life turned upside down. Just days before they were to be married, his fiancée called off the wedding. Luckily, his large support network of family and friends wouldn't let him succumb to his misery. They decided Franz sho...more
Paperback, 288 pages
Published
February 7th 2006
by St. Martin's Griffin
(first published January 1st 2005)
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miaaa
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The first thing I looked up when I read this book is what the heck is panic attack. I know I panicked when I couldn't find my glasses, when I forgot where I put my debit card, or worst when my family begin the inquiries when will I get married and have children! -oh father I know you want grandchildren but didn't you aware that milk and school fees are only available for the riches in this country?
Anyway as usual I looked up to wikipedia and here's what I found, Panic attacks are ver...more
Anyway as usual I looked up to wikipedia and here's what I found, Panic attacks are ver...more
SPOILERS ALERT
Terus terang saja ini adalah buku tentang travelling pertama yang saya baca. Menceritakan seorang Franz Wisner, seorang lelaki yang diputuskan beberapa hari menjelang hari pernikahannya oleh Annie, tunangannya yang telah 10 tahun dipacarinya. Franz yang patah hati memutuskan mengajak Kurt adiknya yang tidak begitu dikenalnya untuk "berbulan madu" ke Kosta Rica, tempat yang direncanakan Franz sebagai tempat berbulan madu bersama Annie setelah ...more
Terus terang saja ini adalah buku tentang travelling pertama yang saya baca. Menceritakan seorang Franz Wisner, seorang lelaki yang diputuskan beberapa hari menjelang hari pernikahannya oleh Annie, tunangannya yang telah 10 tahun dipacarinya. Franz yang patah hati memutuskan mengajak Kurt adiknya yang tidak begitu dikenalnya untuk "berbulan madu" ke Kosta Rica, tempat yang direncanakan Franz sebagai tempat berbulan madu bersama Annie setelah ...more
Buku ini diawali dengan kisah nelangsa Franz Wisner yang diputuskan oleh tunangannya seminggu sebelum pernikahan mereka. Dengan dukungan Kurt, sang adik, dan para sahabatnya, akhirnya Franz menjalankan pesta dan bulan madu tanpa mempelai wanita. Bulan madu yang tadinya hanya untuk meringankan kesedihan, akhirnya menjadi pengalaman yang menarik bagi Franz dan Kurt. Kedua lalu memutuskan berhenti dari pekerjaan mereka dan pergi bersama berkeliling dunia. Mereka mengunjungi Eropa, Asia Tenggara (te...more
Roos
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Dengan berat hati memberikan 3 bintang saja, karena waktu membeli buku ini sempat punya bayangan setinggi langit mengenai hubungan adek dan kakak yang katanya sempat asing terus jadi akrab.
Sebagai pria yang benar-benar cinta mati ma tunangannya memang tidak mudah untuk melupakan cintanya yang sudah 10 tahun bersama dan tinggal serumah. Franz bukan saja telah diputus tapi juga dipermalukan didepan teman-teman dan keluarga akan keputusan Annie yang menggagalkan pernikahan seminggu sebe...more
Sebagai pria yang benar-benar cinta mati ma tunangannya memang tidak mudah untuk melupakan cintanya yang sudah 10 tahun bersama dan tinggal serumah. Franz bukan saja telah diputus tapi juga dipermalukan didepan teman-teman dan keluarga akan keputusan Annie yang menggagalkan pernikahan seminggu sebe...more
The author's fiancée dumps him, after a nine-year relationship, one week before his wedding. He celebrates what would have been his wedding day and decides to take his brother with him on what was originally to be his honeymoon. This book is about Wisner's self-discovery and getting to know his brother on their two-year journey, where they travel to many parts of the world. Personally, I would hope that the author has adjusted his far-right leanings a bit more to the left now that he's seen m...more
1. Jangan salahkan cinta saat dia menghilang, tapi pertanyakan bagaimana kau memupuk cinta itu
2. Keluarga adalah tempat yang selalu menerima kita kembali. Dukungan dari mereka takkan pernah pudar, justru menguatkan
3. Merantaulah..berkelilinglah melihat dunia...dan kita pasti akan menyadari betapa indah dan baiknya kehidupan pada kita. Bersyukurlah...
4. Baru menyadari kenapa kadang-kadang kehidupan harus rata dulu dengan tanah sebelum kita bisa memulai sesuatu ...more
2. Keluarga adalah tempat yang selalu menerima kita kembali. Dukungan dari mereka takkan pernah pudar, justru menguatkan
3. Merantaulah..berkelilinglah melihat dunia...dan kita pasti akan menyadari betapa indah dan baiknya kehidupan pada kita. Bersyukurlah...
4. Baru menyadari kenapa kadang-kadang kehidupan harus rata dulu dengan tanah sebelum kita bisa memulai sesuatu ...more
Alexis
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Recommends it for:
Anyone who would like to travel the world for a year or more.
Recommended to Alexis by:
Dan Wingate (well, he left if behind and I was curious).
I enjoyed some of the anecdotes from around the world, but I could have done without the preaching and unasked-for advice.
I wanted to like this book, and I'll admit it made me think a great deal about choices we make and world travel, but most of all, I am left with a feeling of discomfort with the book's marketing and refrains. Now that Wisner is married it seems in poor taste to continue sketching himself as jilted. I don't feel that the angle of "left at the altar" [he...more
I wanted to like this book, and I'll admit it made me think a great deal about choices we make and world travel, but most of all, I am left with a feeling of discomfort with the book's marketing and refrains. Now that Wisner is married it seems in poor taste to continue sketching himself as jilted. I don't feel that the angle of "left at the altar" [he...more
Berkeliling dunia mungkin merupakan impian semua orang. Bagi Franz Wizner, berkeliling dunia adalah pelarian dari sakit hati yang dialaminya setelah diputuskan oleh wanita yang sudah dipacarinya selama sepuluh tahun tepat sebelum mereka menikah, belum lagi penurunan jabatan di tempat kerjanya. Tiket bulan madu untuk berdua telah tersedia, maka Franz mengajak adiknya, Kurt, untuk menghilangkan penatnya pikiran dengan melanglang buana keliling dunia. Kisah bulan madu yang unik itu dituangkan Franz...more
Sylvia
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Bacanya lumayan asik, cuma karena kepotong-potong jadi gregetnya keburu ilang *salah gw sendiri sih*
Anyway, ini kisah yang sebenernya kocak ya. Seorang pria ditinggal calon istrinya (yang mungkin stress selama pacaran ma pria ini, hahha!) dan memutuskan untuk melanjutkan rencana honeymoonnya bersama sang adik.
Niatnya sih dalam perjalanan dia ingin mengenal lebih dekat sang adik yang selama ini (mungkin) dia ignore. Gimana calon istrinya gak ngerasa diabaikan, wong adiknya sendi...more
Anyway, ini kisah yang sebenernya kocak ya. Seorang pria ditinggal calon istrinya (yang mungkin stress selama pacaran ma pria ini, hahha!) dan memutuskan untuk melanjutkan rencana honeymoonnya bersama sang adik.
Niatnya sih dalam perjalanan dia ingin mengenal lebih dekat sang adik yang selama ini (mungkin) dia ignore. Gimana calon istrinya gak ngerasa diabaikan, wong adiknya sendi...more
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This book is basically the guy version of Eat, Pray, Love. It's a bromance but made into a book. I thought it got progressively better as you ramble through the travels of this guy who got ditched at the later, had a mid-life crisis, took his brother on his honeymoon, and then around the world. Right around travelling to Southeast Asia - the book gets good. It's a bit too much of just reporting of his experiences rather than a telling a story, but there are enough poignant parts of real insig...more
cathy
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Recommends it for:
People who like cute travel anecdotes.
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Book club
My book club chose "Honeymoon with My Brother," and for the life of me I don't know why. Worse, none of the 15 people there admitted to finding the book weak. Is it possible that Wisner's true talent is to lure readers in with his charm and (arguable) wit, delivering nothing more substantive? Indeed, even I did not confess to my book club my utter distate for his collection of anecdotes.
In my opinion, "Honeymoon with My Brother" was a waste of a good six hours of ...more
In my opinion, "Honeymoon with My Brother" was a waste of a good six hours of ...more
Wait,buku gw yang ini kemana ya?minjem pada gak balik..huuu
Gw beli buku ini karna gw liat Oprah's book club..tp punya gw bukan yg covernya ini...
Gw selalu suka cerita backpacking,travelling,,berharap suatu hari gw bisa backpacking betulan kyk mereka...Jadi ini ceritanya si Franz dan adeknya keliling dunia..berawal dari si Franz yang patah hati gara2 calon bini nya mutusin dia,beberapa hari menjelang pernikahan mereka yg udah dirancang sedemikian manisnya(ceweknya bego betul,coba l...more
Gw beli buku ini karna gw liat Oprah's book club..tp punya gw bukan yg covernya ini...
Gw selalu suka cerita backpacking,travelling,,berharap suatu hari gw bisa backpacking betulan kyk mereka...Jadi ini ceritanya si Franz dan adeknya keliling dunia..berawal dari si Franz yang patah hati gara2 calon bini nya mutusin dia,beberapa hari menjelang pernikahan mereka yg udah dirancang sedemikian manisnya(ceweknya bego betul,coba l...more
I started this book without any commitment to finish it, but ended up being so interested, I sat down and finished it within two days. Since being abroad, I really enjoy reading other peoples views on travel, I think it helps me rekindle my love at times when it's lacking.
I enjoyed his Europe, Asia and S.America trips, maybe because I'm less involved with those regions, so I had no biases against them. While he admits by the time he traveled to Africa he was living the high-life of ...more
I enjoyed his Europe, Asia and S.America trips, maybe because I'm less involved with those regions, so I had no biases against them. While he admits by the time he traveled to Africa he was living the high-life of ...more
A true story. Dude is with this girl he loves, but for some reason, they just drift apart (you can tell he wants to scream at her, why are you doing this to me?! but he doesn't) and she cancels the wedding like 2 weeks before it's supposed to take place. Since the honeymoon is non-refundable, Dude takes his brother who he hasn't spent much time with since he was a kid. Has a great time. Decides to extend it.
A staunch republican who likes to travel (rare!) starts to dislike his job work...more
A staunch republican who likes to travel (rare!) starts to dislike his job work...more
The last fifth or sixth of this book was good, because then author Franz Wisner seemed at his most honest. At the point, the book felt a bit like a conversation. For that reason, I give the book two stars. As for the totality of the book, it has an interesting premise but falls dead flat. So Wisner first tells about how he gets dumped at the altar and gets downgraded at his job. However, since he's already booked the tickets for his honeymoon, he decides to travel with his brother Kurt. But stil...more
Apa yang akan terjadi dalam hidupmu ketika dicampakkan calon pengantinmu? Patah hati lalu memilih menyendiri minum racun serangga atau ambil sarung buat gantung diri? Atau dendam dan menemui dukun kondang mengirimkan mantra? Ato mencari kehidupan baru dengan berpindah tempat? Franz Wisner menegakkan dagunya ketika dicampakkan Annie menjelang hari pernikahannya, ide gile dari temannya untuk tetap melaksanakan pesta pernikahan bersama teman-temannya dipenuhinya. Bukan hanya itu sebuah paket bulanm...more
tertarik dari judulnya, terus sinopsisnya. kisah nyata tentang Franz yang mengalami nasib sial (hmm.. ini sial, tragis, menyedihkan.. atau apa ya).. sang calon istri tiba2 membatalkan rencana perkawinan.. beberapa saat menjelang hari H.
but the show must go on. franz tetap menjalankan planning honeymoonnya.. bersama adiknya. meninggalkan semua urusan kerjaan, jual rumah dll.. mereka mengembara keliling dunia.
waah.. ini pasti pengalaman yg seru. gw jg pernah berangan demi...more
but the show must go on. franz tetap menjalankan planning honeymoonnya.. bersama adiknya. meninggalkan semua urusan kerjaan, jual rumah dll.. mereka mengembara keliling dunia.
waah.. ini pasti pengalaman yg seru. gw jg pernah berangan demi...more
After being dumped a few days before his wedding, Franz Wisner still goes through with the wedding--only without the bride part. Realizing that he was in a bad place, he asks his brother, Kurt, if he would like to go on his honeymoon in Costa Rica. Feeling like he didn't know Kurt at all, Franz makes an effort to get to know this blood stranger and attempt to move on with his life. During the trip they come up with the idea to quit their jobs, sell most of their belongings and travel the world ...more
The basic outline of Honeymoon with My Brother is that the author, Franz, is dumped by his fiance weeks before their wedding date, and he decides to travel with his brother to figure life out. He writes similarly to Bill Bryson, which is both good and bad. Good because Bill Bryson writes well; bad because Bill Bryson is annoying. He paints amazing pictures of the places they visit, at times bringing back my own travelling memories. I also now want to visit pretty much every place they travelled ...more
it was less about the travel more about franz, franz, franz, and a bit of kurt (his brother) and the rest of the world.
the editor either did the best they could or should get another gig...it was difficult to follow the time line when they returned to California to sell the house...
when they traveled america after sept. 11 was just whining...as if adventures and seeing a different way of life only happens in countries in which you don't speak the main language.
i realize that fr...more
the editor either did the best they could or should get another gig...it was difficult to follow the time line when they returned to California to sell the house...
when they traveled america after sept. 11 was just whining...as if adventures and seeing a different way of life only happens in countries in which you don't speak the main language.
i realize that fr...more
This book was, at times, entertaining (so entertaining that I sometimes questioned his validity). But mostly I found it annoying. Or, I should say, I found the author annoying. If I had to hear about one more "tanned, long-legged, silky-skinned" woman he hooked up with in his sojourns around the world, I was going to stick my finger down my throat! It also bothered me how snobby he became as he traveled for 2 years. He, and only he, knew the right, the authentic way, to travel. H...more
Theresia Meidina, itulah yang mereka tau
Perkenalan formal memanggil tere
Perkenalan informal cukup dengan rhe
Bukan Re seperti dewa matahari dengan sesaji chamomile
Tak juga re dalam sebuah melodi lagu
Tapi rhe dengan H di tengahnya
Nada yang belum ditemukan atau justru terlupakan
Saat pendidikan bukan lagi kebutuhan tapi tuntutan sosial
Anak dunia yang terdaftar sebagai mahasiswa fakultas jalanan ini
Belum juga menuntaskan studinya dalam mempelajari man...more
Perkenalan formal memanggil tere
Perkenalan informal cukup dengan rhe
Bukan Re seperti dewa matahari dengan sesaji chamomile
Tak juga re dalam sebuah melodi lagu
Tapi rhe dengan H di tengahnya
Nada yang belum ditemukan atau justru terlupakan
Saat pendidikan bukan lagi kebutuhan tapi tuntutan sosial
Anak dunia yang terdaftar sebagai mahasiswa fakultas jalanan ini
Belum juga menuntaskan studinya dalam mempelajari man...more
I guess why I liked this book was because I like to travel too if I had the time and money to do it.
And I read this book when I was traveling to Vietnam and Cambodia, so in a way the story of the book kinda gets into my skin (not in a bad way).
Okay so the first part of the book was a bit cliche, about him being left at the altar (although he was not actually "left at the altar" since his fiancee broke-up with him a few days before the wedding) and things at work just col...more
And I read this book when I was traveling to Vietnam and Cambodia, so in a way the story of the book kinda gets into my skin (not in a bad way).
Okay so the first part of the book was a bit cliche, about him being left at the altar (although he was not actually "left at the altar" since his fiancee broke-up with him a few days before the wedding) and things at work just col...more
I did give this book 3 stars, though I debated for quite some time, but then I went back and changed it, because, on reflection, I really really didn't like the guy. There did seem to be SOME important personal revelations at the end. The author did seem to WANT the book to convey that he went on this journey and found his true self in the process. However, I found it hard to get past the fact that what this book really was is the story of a rich Republican (who doesn't seem to come to any re...more
I read "Honeymoon with my Brother and by the final page, thought if this is the result of an unfortunate even then sign me up. This memoir was well written and easily took me to their destination having me feel like I was sharing each destination with the brothers. At times I felt Franz seemed a little self-absorbed on how he viewed the fellow travelers comparing them to himself and his views. At the end of the novel though I did see how the trip evolved from just a vacation into a soul sea...more
A light, funny book with just a bit of seriousness mixed in. Wisner's fiance left him, not at the altar but only days before the wedding. Guests from out of town were already on the way, the cancellation dates for just about everything had passed... What to do? There is a considerable amount of reflection on the situation. Why did this happen? Preventable?
Most of the reflection is spread over a period of a year or so, during which Wisner travels with his brother, whom he doesn't reall...more
Most of the reflection is spread over a period of a year or so, during which Wisner travels with his brother, whom he doesn't reall...more
baru baca sampai halaman 345, sewaktu Kurt dan Franz mulai menjelajah Amerika Latin. padahal udah mbaca ini buku dari seminggu yang lalu.
bukunya lumayan tebel, dan lumayan agak bikin lupa bagian-bagiannya,
tapi yang menyenangkan adalah : kamu gak akan pernah tersesat saat membaca bagian-bagian dalam bukunya. kamu baca dari bab berapa pun, kamu akan tetap mengerti.
dan so far, bagian yang paling menyenangkan adalah saat membaca bagian Franz saat di Indonesia. bagian dia me...more
bukunya lumayan tebel, dan lumayan agak bikin lupa bagian-bagiannya,
tapi yang menyenangkan adalah : kamu gak akan pernah tersesat saat membaca bagian-bagian dalam bukunya. kamu baca dari bab berapa pun, kamu akan tetap mengerti.
dan so far, bagian yang paling menyenangkan adalah saat membaca bagian Franz saat di Indonesia. bagian dia me...more
Honeymoon with My Brother (edisi Indonesia)
Penulis Franz Wisner
Penerjemah Berliani M. Nugrahani
Penyunting Anton Kurnia
Penerbit Serambi
Edisi II: Desember 2008
484 halaman
Buku ini diterbangkan dari jauh ke tangan saya. Sebuah catatan perjalanan keliling dunia. Serupa buku Menyusuri Lorong-lorong Dunia-nya Sigit Susanto. Bedanya Sigit melakukannya saat-saat liburan dan melulu menceritakan soal perjalanan. Sedangkan buku ini hasil menjelajah lima benu...more
Penulis Franz Wisner
Penerjemah Berliani M. Nugrahani
Penyunting Anton Kurnia
Penerbit Serambi
Edisi II: Desember 2008
484 halaman
Buku ini diterbangkan dari jauh ke tangan saya. Sebuah catatan perjalanan keliling dunia. Serupa buku Menyusuri Lorong-lorong Dunia-nya Sigit Susanto. Bedanya Sigit melakukannya saat-saat liburan dan melulu menceritakan soal perjalanan. Sedangkan buku ini hasil menjelajah lima benu...more
Mary Menzel
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Appealing nonfiction from a former Republican lobbyist and fundraiser who, at age 35,is jilted by his fiancee shortly before his wedding and invites his younger brother to accompany him on his Costa Rican honeymoon. The brothers bond and are both ready to change their lives, so they embark on a series of trips that basically take them around the world: three or four different trips of about four months each. Franz is the older, more organized and cautious brother, and he learns from Kurt, the ...more
kali ini agak lama menyelesaikan satu buku yang punya lebih dari 200 halaman. tapi sangat puas, karena suatu hari nanti mungkin gue juga akan melakukan hal yang sama seperti yang dilakukan kurt dan Frans.
kisah cinta Franz yang tidak semulus pikirannya, tidak memuatnya patah semangat. Frans memutuskan untuk menghibur hatinya dengan memperbaiki hubungannya dengan adiknya kurt. Maka merekapun memulai perjalanan bulan madu mereka (kakak dan Adik) dengan travelling around the world.
...more
kisah cinta Franz yang tidak semulus pikirannya, tidak memuatnya patah semangat. Frans memutuskan untuk menghibur hatinya dengan memperbaiki hubungannya dengan adiknya kurt. Maka merekapun memulai perjalanan bulan madu mereka (kakak dan Adik) dengan travelling around the world.
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Franz Wisner has no idea what to label his profession. Writer? Travel addict? Professional dumpee? He is the NY Times bestselling author of Honeymoon with My Brother and the newly released How the World Makes Love.
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“How long's your vacation?"
A year. Maybe longer."
A year? What did you do? Win the lottery?"
Most americans we met on the road, or at least the ones without nose rings, had a hard time fathoming the idea of a year's travel. Australians and Germans would nod in "of course" approval. Our country men would fixate on language barriers or some hideous tropical disease. They'd talk about the nightmare scenario - a Third World appendectomy and not being able to tell the doctor to use clean needles.”
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A year. Maybe longer."
A year? What did you do? Win the lottery?"
Most americans we met on the road, or at least the ones without nose rings, had a hard time fathoming the idea of a year's travel. Australians and Germans would nod in "of course" approval. Our country men would fixate on language barriers or some hideous tropical disease. They'd talk about the nightmare scenario - a Third World appendectomy and not being able to tell the doctor to use clean needles.”
“Watching it all, I had a panic attack.
Holy shit! Most of the Thirld World sees America through the actions of backpackers. They're our diplomats in places like this. Our grungy kissingers. These folks must think we're all drawstring pant-wearing, Hacky-Sacking, white Rasta freaks. We're doomed.”
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Holy shit! Most of the Thirld World sees America through the actions of backpackers. They're our diplomats in places like this. Our grungy kissingers. These folks must think we're all drawstring pant-wearing, Hacky-Sacking, white Rasta freaks. We're doomed.”

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