As promised, I did come to moments in the book when I laughed out loud. And I am not generally a laugh out loud book reader. More of a quietly smile and laugh inside kind of person. So I wasn't sure whether to give this three stars or four. I settled on 3, but consider it 3.5.I liked:the descriptions of the animals and the unbelievable scrapes he got into with them. There MUST be a certain amount of literary license with the story here, because he just couldn't have experienced such non-stop mayhem, right? Tony's self-deprecating style was, mostly, entertaining.Didn't like: the sex. With a married woman (as in not to him), and his frequent anticipation of his exploits. I could see that the stories were part of his attempt to give the whole "flavor" of his Ecuadorian experience, but the frequent weaving of that theme into the latter half (or more) of his book was off-putting enough to me that I almost quit reading the book. I did leave it for several weeks, but my compulsive nature forced me to finish. This is a book that actually made me laugh out loud, especially the chapter about the escaping Sloth and him climbing up the house and attempting to get to the TV aerial. It is a small insight into the idea of volunteering and what Ecuador is like. I would have liked a little more commentary about the people (in a serious light instead of a continuing comic one), but the style of the book didn’t really allow for it.It isn’t the best written book but if you can get past this fact it is hilarious and I really ended up feeling for what the sanctuary was doing and how difficult it is to do something to help in the world in which we live.
What do You think about That Bear Ate My Pants! (2011)?
This book is hilarious. My husband thought I was nuts because I kept on busting out laughing!
—Kittyplatekate
