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Subpar Planet

The World's Most Celebrated Landmarks and Their Most Disappointed Visitors

by Amber Share
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New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of Subpar Parks Amber Share takes us around the globe to celebrate the world’s greatest wonders alongside hysterical reviews from their harshest critics.

The world is filled with marvels—both natural and human-made— and artist Amber Share has made it her mission to capture the unique majesty of these sites alongside reactions from some of their most vocal visitors. The Dead Sea? “Who needs burning eyes?” Who indeed? Big Ben? “Just a really big clock.” Go figure.
 
With Share's classic spin on visitors’ candidly cranky reviews of each location, Subpar Planet fills skeptical travelers with a wanderlust for the world's most spectacular features, including the Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal, the Great Barrier Reef, Chichén Itzá, the Sahara, and many more!
Equal parts hilarious and informative, Subpar Planet is perfect for seasoned globe-trotters, people interested in broadening their worldly horizons, and anyone who simply wants to see the unique ways their fellow human beings interact with the world around them.

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    October 1, 2024

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      • ISBN: 9780593473177

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      • ISBN: 9780593473177
      • File size: 104705 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      September 15, 2024
      Funny, insightful, and lively, Subpar Planet's descriptions of renowned travel destinations with straight-cutting humor pokes fun not only at a timeless genre, but at travelers themselves. In this follow-up to her best-selling Subpar Parks (2021), Share once again pairs well-researched, informative descriptions of popular sites, such as Peru's Machu Picchu, Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, and Italy's Tower of Pisa, with critical reviews from unimpressed tourists. This facetious juxtaposition draws laughter that is just as amusing as it is eye-opening, highlighting both the absurdity of people's expectations and the wealth of cultural and natural treasures at our fingertips. Bookended by reflections on timely travel topics, including the preservation of Indigenous cultures, and a satirical guide to traveling, Subpar Planet also cleverly encourages a rethinking of how the cultural and social significance of tourism is entangled with privilege. Accompanied by colorful, upbeat illustrations and covering multiple continents, this travel guide is for those who appreciate a good view of the (extra)ordinary parts of our world, all the while having a little (or a lot) of fun.

      COPYRIGHT(2024) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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  • English

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