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	title:	Are You Experienced?
	author:	William Sutcliffe
	format:	Paperback
	publisher:	Penguin Books Ltd
	released:	June 4, 1998
	isbn:	0140272658
	isbn-13:	9780140272659

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Book Details / Review - supplied by Amazon UK
For anyone with the slightest curiosity about travelling, or even if you've been, William Sutcliffe's tremendously funny Are You Experienced? will have you in stitches. The protagonist is Dave, a 19-year-old Londoner on a gap year before starting university. He had no intention of leaving Europe, until his best mate James, who's about to go on a trek through the Himalayas, challenges him. "Do you want to learn Fwench David? Something pwactical for your CV?" he taunts when he hears Dave is going to be a waiter at a Swiss ski resort. Admitting his fears, ("Suffering, danger and poverty are all fine by me, but dirt and disease are two things I happen to hate") Dave is determined to prove he's not a coward and accepts an invitation to go to India with James's girlfriend Liz (in anticipation of consummating their burgeoning relationship). But by the time they get on the plane it all goes downhill. Bickering constantly, their adaption to India couldn't be more different. Liz embraces it--hugging beggars and wearing saris, while Dave's dry-humoured rants, scepticism and fear of the unknown eventually drive her away in search of her "centre". The characters the pair meet along the way draw upon all the old hippy-traveller stereotypes, but there's also a few new ones in keeping with the times. There's Ranj--a British-born Indian who hates Indians; Jez--a public-school-educated undergraduate whose travels are being funded by daddy; and Caz and Fee who experience the side-effects of "Intimate Yoga". While this story is ultimately a funny piece of fiction, it also addresses more serious considerations, such as cultural stereotypes, peer pressures and making life-changing decisions. This book is irresistible and seasoned travellers will empathise with the situations Dave finds himself in, (his graphic description of a bout of Dehli-belly is guaranteed to make you feel sorry for him, and nauseous too). Be prepared to laugh out loud. --Angela Boodoo

Book Details / Review - supplied by Amazon UK

For anyone with the slightest curiosity about travelling, or even if you've been, William Sutcliffe's tremendously funny Are You Experienced? will have you in stitches. The protagonist is Dave, a 19-year-old Londoner on a gap year before starting university. He had no intention of leaving Europe, until his best mate James, who's about to go on a trek through the Himalayas, challenges him. "Do you want to learn Fwench David? Something pwactical for your CV?" he taunts when he hears Dave is going to be a waiter at a Swiss ski resort.

Admitting his fears, ("Suffering, danger and poverty are all fine by me, but dirt and disease are two things I happen to hate") Dave is determined to prove he's not a coward and accepts an invitation to go to India with James's girlfriend Liz (in anticipation of consummating their burgeoning relationship). But by the time they get on the plane it all goes downhill. Bickering constantly, their adaption to India couldn't be more different. Liz embraces it--hugging beggars and wearing saris, while Dave's dry-humoured rants, scepticism and fear of the unknown eventually drive her away in search of her "centre".

The characters the pair meet along the way draw upon all the old hippy-traveller stereotypes, but there's also a few new ones in keeping with the times. There's Ranj--a British-born Indian who hates Indians; Jez--a public-school-educated undergraduate whose travels are being funded by daddy; and Caz and Fee who experience the side-effects of "Intimate Yoga".

While this story is ultimately a funny piece of fiction, it also addresses more serious considerations, such as cultural stereotypes, peer pressures and making life-changing decisions.

This book is irresistible and seasoned travellers will empathise with the situations Dave finds himself in, (his graphic description of a bout of Dehli-belly is guaranteed to make you feel sorry for him, and nauseous too). Be prepared to laugh out loud. --Angela Boodoo

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Customer Reviews
Excellent Read - Rated I read this book in January when the weather was poor and rattling against the window and there was not much to look forward too - it fair cheered me up - I could not put it down. It is well written, easy to relate to and easy to read. I found myself laughing out loud at parts and found it so entertaining I bought a copy for 3 of my friends. I have read several of his books since but nothing hits the mark like this one. Read it and enjoy!! OK, nothing special - Rated Amusing in places for sure, I'm not qute sure what age group this book is aimed at. If I'd read it aged 17-20 I'm sure it would have had me in stitches, but lets not forget that the author was only in his early twenties when he wrote this - making quite an ironic title for the book really. Its good, but, probably best as a throwaway read on, holiday (sorry travelling) perhaps? When in India... - Rated I read this whilst backpacking in India and it did help kill the boredom on some long sweaty train journeys. But that's about all it's good for. Think 'Hale and Pace' trying to do Michael Palin. Exactly. Great - Rated Very very funny and insightful look at the world of young backpackers in India.Whether you have travelled there or not its well worth a read and makes for a great present. Extremely amusing - Rated I spent a significant amount of time laughing my way through this book. It was really, really funny. The main character was not particularly likeable (a bit of a prat really) but I felt a certain degree of admiration for him for his candid (and I suppose 'uncool') reactions to his first taste of travel outside of Europe. I loved the way he said whatever popped into his head, even though this resulted in distain from his fellow travellers; it certainly made for plenty of laughs from me. As an older reader, this book satirically encapsulated the perception of student travel. After three months of travelling around India you got the impression that whilst Dave vaguely learnt something new about himself he certainly came back knowing only marginally more about India than when he left England. A light-hearted, funny, if not shallow tale.

Customer Reviews

Excellent Read - Rated 5/5
I read this book in January when the weather was poor and rattling against the window and there was not much to look forward too - it fair cheered me up - I could not put it down. It is well written, easy to relate to and easy to read. I found myself laughing out loud at parts and found it so entertaining I bought a copy for 3 of my friends. I have read several of his books since but nothing hits the mark like this one. Read it and enjoy!!

OK, nothing special - Rated 3/5
Amusing in places for sure, I'm not qute sure what age group this book is aimed at. If I'd read it aged 17-20 I'm sure it would have had me in stitches, but lets not forget that the author was only in his early twenties when he wrote this - making quite an ironic title for the book really.

Its good, but, probably best as a throwaway read on, holiday (sorry travelling) perhaps?

When in India... - Rated 2/5
I read this whilst backpacking in India and it did help kill the boredom on some long sweaty train journeys. But that's about all it's good for. Think 'Hale and Pace' trying to do Michael Palin. Exactly.

Great - Rated 5/5
Very very funny and insightful look at the world of young backpackers in India.Whether you have travelled there or not its well worth a read and makes for a great present.

Extremely amusing - Rated 4/5
I spent a significant amount of time laughing my way through this book. It was really, really funny. The main character was not particularly likeable (a bit of a prat really) but I felt a certain degree of admiration for him for his candid (and I suppose 'uncool') reactions to his first taste of travel outside of Europe. I loved the way he said whatever popped into his head, even though this resulted in distain from his fellow travellers; it certainly made for plenty of laughs from me.

As an older reader, this book satirically encapsulated the perception of student travel. After three months of travelling around India you got the impression that whilst Dave vaguely learnt something new about himself he certainly came back knowing only marginally more about India than when he left England. A light-hearted, funny, if not shallow tale.