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I laughed like a hyena (at least that's what I'm told I sounded like). Given that I'm old enough to be Tony' s mom and American, it's written for folks of all types. It brought back memories of my English friends and our antics.

It is also a fabulous travel log. If your planning a trip to Thailand or your semi-adult child is, this is a MUST READ. He provides detailed, life saving information, especially for divers.

He's a fun, entertaining, informative read. Like spending time with a really good friend, without having to actually pack.

I will read his first book, The Bear Ate My Pants (pretty sure that's the correct title). I am also really looking forward to his account of his trip with Gillian (sister) and Roo (friend) in Australia!

Don't leave us hanging, Tony! I've always wanted to visit Australia, but my traveling days are done, so I am going to live vicariously through you. It seems safer.


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Don't Need The Whole Dog! eBook Tony James Slater Reviews

I got his 3rd book (my first) free on an deal, and quite frankly I was dubious. I have a dear friend from Australia, and I thought it might be a bit funny, even if I didn't get through it all. Normally I wouldn't even bother to pick up and/or purchase a book like this. I mostly read fiction, the thicker the better, and on the geekiest, nerdiest parts of history. But the price was right, and I thought I'd find a connection in it to my Aussie friend. So I took the bait on that free 3rd book.

And quite honestly, I think I won the lottery.

When you read any of Tony's books, you feel like you are going right along with him and his friends on an adventure. You make the friends he makes, do the (sometimes) idiotic things he does, experience the same highs and lows. You feel like Tony is your best friend so that when the book is done you feel bereft.

I guess this review isn't specifically about this book, but rather all of Tony's books as a whole. I've enjoyed each of them in its own right, and look forward to finishing off with his latest. After that I'll be finger-tapping the table in anticipation of whatever he comes up with next, all the while missing my "friend".
Don’t Need The Whole Dog! picks up shortly after Tony James Slater arrived home from Ecuador (which he wrote about in That Bear Ate My Pants!) and ends right after he got to Australia (which he wrote about in Kamikaze Kangaroos!). It covers a trip he took with his mother to the US to pick his sister up following her time working at Camp America (that’s also when Tony first met Roo), the time he and Gill spent renovating a house his father bought while the rest of the family was in the US (and the accompanying craziness involved since they appeared on a “reality” show about house renovations), a stint working on a boat, and his three months volunteering in Thailand that turned into almost a year.

It wasn’t quite as laugh out loud funny as some of his later books, but still very amusing and, as with all of Tony’s books that I’ve read, I was highly entertained. My only problems with it were a few grammar issues (generally the wrong word or a word missing completely) and, of course, the language. I highly recommend reading this and all of Tony’s books. You won’t regret it!
I've read and loved two of Tony Slater's previous books, "That Bear Ate My Pants" and "Kamikaze Kangaroos." He has a knack for finding humor in even the bleakest circumstances, an appreciation of the absurd, and perhaps that rarest trait of all -- the ability to have a good laugh at himself and his foibles. Like a more foul-mouthed Bill Bryson, his travel exploits are fun, hilarious, and even heartwarming at points, and I was eager to read more of them. So while I got "Bear" and "Kangaroos" as freebies, I paid good hard money for "Don't Need the Whole Dog," as I felt the author deserved my money and I was eager to read the book that bridged the gap between "Bear" and "Kangaroos," detailing his adventures between Ecuador and Australia.

While I didn't enjoy "Dog" quite as much as I did "Bear" and "Kangaroos," finding it a more episodic and less cohesive adventure than his other books, it's still a fun and outrageous book, and I consider it worth the money.

After coming home to Great Britain from Ecuador, Tony finds himself hungering for adventure again, wanting to see the world, meet new people, and do good work somewhere. But doing that requires something that he lacks -- money. So before he can go traipsing off to Thailand, the next adventure on his journey, Tony needs to secure the funds. So after a quick side-trip to the USA with his sister and mother, he finds himself renovating a house for his father, landing his family on a reality TV show, selling his body to science, sailing (and sinking) a luxury yacht, joining the army as a weekend warrior, and otherwise scrambling to secure the next leg of his globe-trotting journey. And in the meantime, he'll make new friends, new enemies, and new adventures... if he doesn't kill himself first.

Unlike "Bear" and "Kangaroos," "Don't Need the Whole Dog" is more episodic in nature, dealing with several smaller adventures rather than one big one. His trip to Thailand only takes up about the last half to third of the book, while the rest is his misadventures in England (with a brief detour into the USA's Grand Canyon territory). For those wanting a single bigger adventure, read "Bear" or "Kangaroos" instead.

That's not to say that "Don't Need the Whole Dog" isn't worth your time or cash. Tony's writing is brisk and fun, not afraid to shy away from the grungier and more ridiculous aspects of whatever country he's visiting, but at the same time not trashing them as he writes. Aside from the occasional exaggeration for humor's sake, he's honest in what he depicts, and even after showing the warts of wherever he is, he's still quick to sing its praises as well. And the various characters that populate his stories would sound too outrageous to be true... if it wasn't for the fact that I'm sure everyone has met people like this at some point, or encountered them on their travels.

Also story-wise, "Don't Need the Whole Dog" not only fills in a few gaps in "That Bear Ate My Pants" (such as a more detailed account of his disastrous trip to France), but leads directly into "Kamikaze Kangaroos." While this does make this book a little harder to stand on its own, I appreciated it as a nice bridge between the other two books.

Tony Slater is one of the best travel writers I've read, right up there with Bill Bryson, and I hope to continue to read his misadventures abroad. And while this book wasn't QUITE as good as "Bear" or "Kangaroos," it was still pretty darn fun. Now on to read "Can I Kiss Her Yet" and "Shave My Spider"...
I laughed like a hyena (at least that's what I'm told I sounded like). Given that I'm old enough to be Tony' s mom and American, it's written for folks of all types. It brought back memories of my English friends and our antics.

It is also a fabulous travel log. If your planning a trip to Thailand or your semi-adult child is, this is a MUST READ. He provides detailed, life saving information, especially for divers.

He's a fun, entertaining, informative read. Like spending time with a really good friend, without having to actually pack.

I will read his first book, The Bear Ate My Pants (pretty sure that's the correct title). I am also really looking forward to his account of his trip with Gillian (sister) and Roo (friend) in Australia!

Don't leave us hanging, Tony! I've always wanted to visit Australia, but my traveling days are done, so I am going to live vicariously through you. It seems safer.