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"I'd like to say that my decision to move to Prague permanently was based on something grand and noble - a desire to trace my roots, a sense of adventure, my literary heart yearning to burst into flower in the sweet soil of Old Europe - but I can't. The truth is that I had nothing better to do."
When Rachael Weiss left a good job, Thelma the cat and a normal life in Sydney ...more
When Rachael Weiss left a good job, Thelma the cat and a normal life in Sydney ...more
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Kindle Edition, 378 pages
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September 1st 2014
by Allen & Unwin
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This a very honest and touching story of a huge change in life and all the frustrations along the way. It is at times very funny and also very sad. It is well written and always entertaining.
A self indulgent bore......
This book swung wildly between, "I really like it," and "I am really angry." But since I rather enjoy being angry from time to time (particularly the self-righteous indignation kind), I'll say I liked it.
Despite the fact that she's moving from a different country (US vs Australia) to a different country (UK vs Czech Republic) for very different reasons (Marriage vs Mid Life Crisis), much of her experience is similar to what I felt on moving to the UK -- delighted, terrified, lonely.
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Despite the fact that she's moving from a different country (US vs Australia) to a different country (UK vs Czech Republic) for very different reasons (Marriage vs Mid Life Crisis), much of her experience is similar to what I felt on moving to the UK -- delighted, terrified, lonely.
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I'll preface this review by saying that I read Weiss' first memoir and fell in love with both her and Prague. She's a tremendously good writer, and knows who she's writing to in the genre (which can be very hard to pinpoint in travel writing). Not only that, but she's witty and clever. She's honest and sincere in her writing, which makes me like her as a human being, but also the character in her stories.
That all being said, I (unfairly) assessed this book to her first. While the first memoir f ...more
That all being said, I (unfairly) assessed this book to her first. While the first memoir f ...more
There were many parts I liked about the book, being a big fan of travelogues and Prague but many others I didn't. I could not relate at all to the idea of becoming a patriot overseas and feeling compelled to defend a Liberal government to save face. Also her ideas about the media and justice in Australia were completely whack and she is completely blind to the oppression and racism Indigenous people experience in her fucking la-la land version of Australian society and history. Truly ignorant. I
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Shelves:
adventure,
belonging,
choices,
families,
favorites,
fiction,
friendship,
love,
relationships,
travel
I suppose I had a lot in common with this situation and writer - wanting to live in another country, the problems with visas, the loneliness of being single and finding friends. The satisfaction she finds in the synagogue she finds in Prague is similar to that I have with Temple Emanuel. Many of her stories are hilarious - the nature of the people, her job and her attempts to meet people. And she is incredibly open about her sexual activities. I really enjoyed it.
As I intend visiting Prague in the near future I was interested in this book. Though it was not what I expected I did enjoy it. Based on the year she spent living and working there, it was interesting to read about the difficulties she encountered with finding a job, an apartment to buy, making friends and learning the language. At times quite funny, it did show how cultures differ so much and our expectations and perceptions can be totally incorrect.
A funny and poignant exploration of one woman's journey from Australia to the romantic city of Prague. Easy to read and witty, it is full of colourful stories from the author's experience of trying to transplant her life to a new country very different from the one she came from. If you're a fan of Prague as a tourist this gives some really interesting perspective on the city from someone who tried to make it a home.
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Rachael Weiss is an Australian author, living and writing in Dublin. She considers her greatest achievement to be her fourth place in the New South Wales Scrabble tournament. Her first two books are Me, Myself and Prague (Allen & Unwin 2008), and Are We There Yet? (Allen & Unwin 2005). -from author's website
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