Asiaddict - Softcover

3.77 out of 5 stars

13 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0974271535 ISBN 13: 9780974271538

Publisher: Sparkplug Books, 2006

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This amazing collection of illustrated travel chronicles the bizarre as well as the mundane experiences of a recent trip through Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. Wiping off the nostalgic Shangri-La” mystique off of contemporary monstro- Cities” like Bangkok; it reveals a more western smeared and embellished recent history with a few Bombs” dropped in between With his flair for details, Mats!? takes us on a journey, littered with landmines , through a landscape of beauty and horror, humor and disbelief.

Witness! Buddhisneyland” a theme park worthy of Walt’s. Albeit, on ACID!

Fathom! the horror of the Khmer Rouge.” Follow in the footsteps of the Buddha. Down alleys where the shadows are rarely one’s own!

The text lays it on thick and is hilarious in its infantilism, and is well complemented by the stunning cartoon very tay*(TM) style that infuses it with the immediacy of a newspaper photo.The book is also illustrated with some stunning photography by Peri B.

Asiaddict is exactly the kind of guidebook you would want to read before going on a trip but not the kind of thing you’d ever find in a normal travel guide. Funny, but also really lurid.

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About the Author

Mats!? is a cartoonist who was born in Paris to Swedish parents. Works include Asiaddict, Prego, S'not for Kids, Sicko, and others.

Review

"If there's one good thing about not having the money to travel, it's that it gives you more free time to read travelogues like this one. OK, granted, it's a pretty thin reward, but if I ever find myself in Laos, Thailand or Cambodia (or all three), I'll have a pretty good idea of how to get by and what to see when I get there. Mats takes in all the local sights, describing little historical facts and local attractions while doing so, all while throwing in a few observations. The book is structured so that each place or thing only gets a page or two, with text written like it's by an overenthusiastic tour guide (I mean that in only the best way), with a series of vivid, colorful pictures to illustrate the more interesting places. And the random facts are, well, fascinating." - Optical Sloth

"If there's one good thing about not having the money to travel, it's that it gives you more free time to read travelogues like this one. OK, granted, it's a pretty thin reward, but if I ever find myself in Laos, Thailand or Cambodia (or all three), I'll have a pretty good idea of how to get by and what to see when I get there. Mats takes in all the local sights, describing little historical facts and local attractions while doing so, all while throwing in a few observations. The book is structured so that each place or thing only gets a page or two, with text written like it's by an overenthusiastic tour guide (I mean that in only the best way), with a series of vivid, colorful pictures to illustrate the more interesting places. And the random facts are, well, fascinating." - Optical Sloth

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