In 'Through Travel and Error - Confessions of an Asylum-Seeking
Canadian' Matt relates how he has managed to accomplish something
that many of us wish we could do, but have never had the courage to
do. His tale is hilarious, philosophical, educational and
inspiring. Through his detailed, yet extremely funny narration of
the first two years of his travels abroad, the reader is able to
live vicariously through Matt and come as close as possible to
understanding the appreciation he experienced for the various
locations he visited.
Another aspect that many readers will be able to relate to are the
portions related to 'being stuck in the velvet rut'. I often think
that there must be more to existence than getting up, going to
work, going home, sleeping, getting up, going to work, going home,
etc., and potentially having to listen to some jerk(or worse, some
jerks) tell you what to do all day while you're at work. Matt
successfully conveys his extreme dissatisfaction with this type of
existence which prompted him to take off and find something more.
Because the reader can relate to this frustration, he is rooting
for Matt the whole way in the hope that he can find answers to some
of his own questions. The rage that Matt felt in the 'rut' is
picked up by the reader and fuels him to keep turning pages towards
the moment that he will suddenly be able to say, 'See, I told you
this life is screwed!' You'll have to read the book to see whether
you are able to get there.
If you enjoy reading books that you think about constantly and
can't wait to get back to, then 'Through Travel and Error' is for
you. If you want to get into the mind of a pretty amazing and
hilarious individual, then have a read. Some of you might just end
up saying, 'Screw it' and bust loose from the rut yourselves. Peace
and love. P.S. the site would not let me say anything worse than
'jerk' or 'screwed'