Review of 'Adventures of a Bird-shit Foreigner' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
As a long-time resident of Bangkok, most of this book rang very true. The depictions of country life and the 'lost boys' of the street are no exaggerations. There are a couple of plot twists that are a little too good to be true, but it really doesn't detract too much from the story.
This is not an easy read, and at times it's difficult to foresee a happy ending for young Isa. The underlying Muslim subtext may bother some, and at times it's a little too good to be true, but again it didn't detract too much from the book.
I picked this book up when I was in the US for a visit. Oddly, it doesn't appear to be available in Thailand.
As a long-time resident of Bangkok, most of this book rang very true. The depictions of country life and the 'lost boys' of the street are no exaggerations. There are a couple of plot twists that are a little too good to be true, but it really doesn't detract too much from the story.
This is not an easy read, and at times it's difficult to foresee a happy ending for young Isa. The underlying Muslim subtext may bother some, and at times it's a little too good to be true, but again it didn't detract too much from the book.
I picked this book up when I was in the US for a visit. Oddly, it doesn't appear to be available in Thailand.