Holidays in Hell, P. J. ORourke
Holidays in Hell, P. J. ORourke
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Holidays in Hell
In Which Our Intrepid Reporter Travels to the World's Worst Places and Asks, 'What's Funny About This'

Author: P. J. O'Rourke

Narrator: Dan John Miller

Unabridged: 8 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 11/01/2011

Synopsis

Holidays in Hell follows P. J. O’Rourke on a global fun-finding mission to the most desperate places on the planet, from the bombed-out streets of Beirut to the stultifying blandness of Heritage USA. P.J.’s unforgettable adventures abroad include storming student protesters’ barricades in South Korea, interviewing Communist insurrectionists in the Philippines, and going undercover in Arab garb at Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock Mosque.Packed with P.J.’s classic riffs on everything from Polish nightlife under communism to Third World driving tips, Holidays in Hell is one of the best-loved books by one of today’s most celebrated humorists — a full-tilt, no-holds-barred romp through politics, culture, and ideology.“This is funny, outrageous, perceptive stuff, written with brio.” —The Washington Post Book World“O’Rourke. . . seems to have teethed on brass knuckles and suckled on bile. He is also one of the funniest writers in America, or wherever else he may go to satisfy his desperate need to extract humor from folly and chaos.” —Time“To say that P. J. O’Rourke is funny is like saying that the Rocky Mountains are scenic — accurate but insufficient. At best he’s downright exhilarating.” — Chicago Tribune

About P. J. O'Rourke

P. J. O’Rourke is the author of twelve books, including Parliament of Whores and Give War a Chance, both of which were #1 New York Times best sellers. His most recent book is the best seller On the Wealth of Nations.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jonathan on June 01, 2009

Back in the mid to late '80s when PJ O'Rourke wrote the pieces that make up Holidays in Hell, the world was a much different place: there was war in the Middle East, the threat of nuclear conflict, sectarian violence...alright, so things haven't changed all that much. Which is one reason why, after......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on November 16, 2021

Re-read 11/15/21: Very few of P.J. O'Rourke's books are available in audio, something I discovered on my quest to find audio versions of books I've read before. I was hoping for All the Trouble in the World or Give War a Chance, both of which are more mature (if I dare use that adjective to describe......more

Goodreads review by Brian on August 11, 2009

I'm not sure why I didn't like this book more. It was vividly and humorously written, educational and even important. I think it was just the page after page of diverse suffering and injustice, presented by an author whose considered opinion appears to be that there is no hope for the Third World an......more

Goodreads review by David on January 04, 2008

Contains one of the best paragraphs in all the English language... starting with ...."I snapped...."......more

Goodreads review by Tom on August 09, 2013

My good friend Amy is an honors student in journalism. She’s about to start her Senior Year as editor-in-chief of her college newspaper. Anyway, something she mentioned in a recent blog post was that she’d left for college, certain that her dream was to blast through her four years, then become a fo......more

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