The book “The Lost Girls” came out yesterday, the same day we finished our advance copy of the 539-page opus. As a reader (and full disclosure, sometimes contributor) of their longstanding blog, we had been looking forward to reading this book detailing three women’s travel together around the globe. It’s a great story – who among us hasn’t wanted to quit our job, leave our hectic life behind us, take a year to travel around the world and in the process learn a little something? That’s what Jen, Holly, and Amanda did in real life and this book is their journey.
The lost girls book
The way they structured the writing with each woman writing separate chapters from her own point of view as they move from country to country, is creative and allows the reader to understand the differences among the three, not getting bored with just one voice.
They start out in Peru and then move to Brazil. Truthfully, we thought the South America leg of their trip was the least compelling – maybe because they’re just getting started and as Holly notes, there’s a little too much partying and shades of spring break. Yes, there’s also trekking on the Inca trail but the interesting thing is that the fact that this part of their trip doesn’t excite us is exactly part of why this book works. As they become more and more seasoned travelers, they also become more mature people and it shows in their writing and experiences.
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Stephen Chapman. Stephen Chapman said: @lostgirlsworld We reposted a review the other day http://bit.ly/cWT369 – best of luck with it. [...]