You know, this book isn't really that good – well it was my first attempt at writing for Kindle years back. It’s free now and always will be. I couldn’t possibly charge you for it. But it does allow you to join my readers groups if you download it. Beyond that I wouldn't even read it. No honestly, I wouldn't. Why? Well, it isn't a guide book in the accepted sense of the genre: it doesn't tell you where to go; it doesn't tell you what to eat; it doesn’t tell you where to stay; it doesn't tell you about any famous sights and from memory, not even Bangkok is mentioned! I can see why some, who were expecting such information, were disappointed.
But hey, it does say things that other guide books don't tell you about. It does tell you a little about the Thais: the way they do things; their easy going way of life; the crazy things you see them do, their logic. But is that enough? Several reviews said it wasn’t.
So, when it comes down to it, I – the author – have decided it is a pretty poor book.
Now here's the thing, THAILAND: Memoirs Wry and Deadly Through My Other Thai Eye is a much better read, so don’t be put off it because of by my first crappy book. Why is it better? Well, a lot more research went into it for a start and I’d written a novel in between times which gave me a huge amount of writing experience.
But how can it be a better guide book? It still doesn't lead you by the hand and show you where to go and what to visit (well tons of other books do that) but it does advise you how to get around, hopefully, without being killed – a worthwhile point, I think. It still doesn't tell you about food (well tons of other books do that) and it still doesn’t tell you where to stay and so on. You get the picture.
However, it does give REAL information, REAL funny incidents – not just what your average Brit thinks is a laugh – and a REAL insight into the way Thais think, work, play and dice with death virtually every day. There's REAL facts and stories about corruption, politics, prostitution, the military coup, and even some really boring stuff about visas and traveling with monks. I even update it regularly so you always get the latest info’ and those updates are free to my non-fiction readers group. It’s a good foil to have alongside your standard guide book. In fact the 2nd My Thai Eye book gives you more general information about Thailand, I guess, than any other guide book. And it’s three times bigger yet very simple to read. Awesome.
So don't buy my first book – well you can’t: it's free anyway – read the second book instead. To make this choice easier for you, I’ve dropped the price to $1.99 until November 2015 – longer if I forget to put it back up again, which I guess is a distinct possibility.
Go to Thailand,
Happy travels.
But hey, it does say things that other guide books don't tell you about. It does tell you a little about the Thais: the way they do things; their easy going way of life; the crazy things you see them do, their logic. But is that enough? Several reviews said it wasn’t.
So, when it comes down to it, I – the author – have decided it is a pretty poor book.
Now here's the thing, THAILAND: Memoirs Wry and Deadly Through My Other Thai Eye is a much better read, so don’t be put off it because of by my first crappy book. Why is it better? Well, a lot more research went into it for a start and I’d written a novel in between times which gave me a huge amount of writing experience.
But how can it be a better guide book? It still doesn't lead you by the hand and show you where to go and what to visit (well tons of other books do that) but it does advise you how to get around, hopefully, without being killed – a worthwhile point, I think. It still doesn't tell you about food (well tons of other books do that) and it still doesn’t tell you where to stay and so on. You get the picture.
However, it does give REAL information, REAL funny incidents – not just what your average Brit thinks is a laugh – and a REAL insight into the way Thais think, work, play and dice with death virtually every day. There's REAL facts and stories about corruption, politics, prostitution, the military coup, and even some really boring stuff about visas and traveling with monks. I even update it regularly so you always get the latest info’ and those updates are free to my non-fiction readers group. It’s a good foil to have alongside your standard guide book. In fact the 2nd My Thai Eye book gives you more general information about Thailand, I guess, than any other guide book. And it’s three times bigger yet very simple to read. Awesome.
So don't buy my first book – well you can’t: it's free anyway – read the second book instead. To make this choice easier for you, I’ve dropped the price to $1.99 until November 2015 – longer if I forget to put it back up again, which I guess is a distinct possibility.
Go to Thailand,
Happy travels.
