<![CDATA[Are You Experienced?]]>

false <![CDATA[Are You Experienced?]]> 470016 12 A bestseller in England, this hilarious novel is a trans-Atlantic, nineties version of On the Road. Dave Greenford has heard the old cliche about how when you arrive in India, it's like stepping into an oven. But, somehow, this doesn't prepare him for the realization that when he arrives in India, it is like stepping into an oven. He is there because his friend Liz--who he hopes will turn out to be more than just a friend--has the summer off. And what better way to spend her time than searching for her tantric center? For Dave, however, the spiritual side of India is hidden by the daily frustrations of travel itself. A fourteen-hour bumpy bus ride, food-poisoning (and the ever-constant threat of malaria), child beggars, and a bossy and uninterested Liz can turn even the greatest of Asian adventures into the Vacation from Hell. Despite "[the] general belief that a long and unpleasant holiday was of crucial importance to one's development as a human being," Dave wants to go back home to England. How he finally gets there is what makes Are You Experienced? so much fun. "A wonderfully acute, heartfelt--even 'wicked'--piece of new fiction . . . both very modern and timeless." --The Independent "A marvelously funny satire. Bull's eye!" --The Daily Telegraph 458333 1997 Are You Experienced? total:265|5:51|4:93|3:90|2:28|1:3| 265 956 336 37 3 2 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Feb 15 12:43:19 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 12:46:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 10:21:31 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 21:46:48 -0700 2008
Actually, Dave doesn't hate everything about India; the dope is cheap and plentiful. Still, he has to put up with his fellow travellers, who ov...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 16:35:19 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 16:35:19 -0800 2008 I'm going to India in a couple of months, and while this book mainly dealt with the people visiting India, it's been the first thing that's really led to any trepidation.
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The fights between Liz and the maincharacter is absolutely funny. And so is the maincharacters ability to make everything look like an elephant, though it really has the size of a mosquito!

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A few years later, I read it and finished it in 2 days, not only was brilliantly hilarious (probably the funniest book I have read so f...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 08 18:01:53 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 18:10:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jan 31 13:44:26 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 14:14:30 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Mar 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 01:46:16 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 01:50:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 18 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Feb 05 14:07:24 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 05 14:11:05 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 28 07:40:52 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 07:40:52 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 20:42:23 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 20:43:33 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 1998 Wed Oct 31 16:19:04 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 31 16:21:56 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Wed May 02 12:05:10 -0700 2007 Wed May 02 12:06:56 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Tue Apr 03 06:24:22 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 03 06:28:45 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Thu Mar 29 09:49:55 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 29 09:52:06 -0700 2007 The story develops in a really unexpected way and has plenty of laughs provided.]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Sat Jul 07 19:16:45 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 27 11:17:47 -0700 2008 1- appreciate not having to travel every day
2- want to go to India
3- 50 pages later, never want to go to India
4- laugh. out loud. ]]> 2 0 false false Mon May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2000 Mon Jan 07 21:48:26 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 07 21:51:03 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2561921