Honeymoon with My Brother: A Memoir | 
 enlarge | Author: Franz Wisner
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Category: Book
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Rating:  159 reviews
Sales Rank: 44152
Media: Paperback
Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 0312340842
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9780312340841
ASIN: 0312340842
Publication Date: February 7, 2006
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Franz Wisner had the world by the tail. He was engaged to the beautiful Annie, with whom he shared a passion for conservative politics and a command of quotes from the movie IThis Is Spinal Tap/I. He worked as a government-relations official for a California real-estate giant, rubbing elbows with bigwig politicians. But then his fiancee dumped him days before their wedding, and his boss demoted him. So he dragged his younger brother, Kurt, a Seattle realtor and divorce, to Costa Rica for his already-scheduled honeymoon, where Wisner spilled his guts to a prostitute in the hotel bar. ("Not once did it occur to me that I was having a heart-to-heart with a woman who faked orgasms for a living.") p Both inspired and desperate, the two quit their jobs, sold their houses, gave away their belongings, and traveled the world for two years, romping through Europe in a newly purchased Saab, then hitting the Middle East, Southeast Asia, South America, and Africa. Along the way, Wisner got to know his brother in a way he never had ("Kurt had become ... my new best friend") and fought to move past his failed relationship.p Wisner's story is straightforward, heartfelt, and highly readable--though without any true, biting insights--and should connect with readers who've gone through a breakup, career change, or midlife crisis, or fantasized about quitting the rat race. His best travel tip? Throw away the guidebooks, and talk to the locals instead. I--Andy Boynton/I
Product Description
divThis is the true story of Franz Wisner, a man who thought he had it all- a high profile career and the fiancee of his dreams- when suddenly, his life turned upside down. Just days before they were to be married, his fiancee called off the wedding. Luckily, his large support network of family and friends wouldn't let him succumb to his misery. They decided Franz should have a wedding and a honeymoon anyway- there just wouldn't be a bride at the ceremony, and Franz' travel companion would be his brother, Kurt.brbrDuring the "honeymoon," Franz reconnected with his brother and began to look at his life with newfound perspective. The brothers decided to leave their old lives behind them. They quit their jobs, sold all their possessions, and traveled around the world, visiting fifty-three countries for the next two years. In iHoneymoon With My Brother/i, Franz recounts this remarkable journey, during which he turned his heartbreak into an opportunity to learn about himself, the world, and the brother he hardly knew.br/div
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 Absolutely amazing. November 16, 2008
Stephanie Zhu (california)
This book is absolutely phenomenal!! I bought the book with Franz and his brother came to the UC Davis bookstore (and they both signed it for me!) but didn't end up reading it until 2 years later while I was on holiday in Japan and Shanghai. br / br /I didn't have a highlighter with me so I decided to dog ear any pages that stood out to me...the whole book is pretty much dog eared! br / br /seriously - it's a really FUNNY memoir of his travels.. and I think it definitely hits home more for anyone who has traveled (even if not to the extent they have!). He points out nuances about traveling that you will totally understand and you'll chuckle to yourself when you realize how TRUE everything he says is. br / br /Definitely a must read!
 unexpectedly shallow November 3, 2008
M. Verbeek (Amsterdam)
Loved the idea, but the writing disappointed me, and bored me in the second half. Too much annie rambling (grow up franz, sorry), and too much about himself, conquests (care factor : 0) and not enough about the countries visited in those two years. br /Those places and people met deserve a better travelogue than this. Three stars is to oppose the current rating, i did enjoy the read but didnt found this an exceptional book.
Great Book Club Read October 23, 2008
Susan Clark (New Jersey, USA)
My book club just finished "Honeymoon With My Brother" and we just loved it. It was adventurous, funny and sad. If you are in a bookclub just e-mail him he is just wonderful. Two weeks ago we had bookclub and I called him and he presented over the phone to our club his book. Last night we had bookclub and I called him and we were on speaker phone for at least 45 minutes to a hour. I just can't say enough about the book and Franz.
 Take it or leave it September 5, 2008
W. McKelvie (Katterbach Germany)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Whether or not you like this book depends entirely on your ability to tolerate the voice of Franz "the Wiz" Wisner. This memoir covers a two-year trek around the world taken by Wisner (adored by all) and his brother after Wisner is dumped by his fiancee right before his wedding. The two men are true world travelers in that they journey to some of the most remote and exotic locales in the world often as backpackers without guidebooks or set itinerary. The problem I had with this book is that given the depth of their travels, the writing and insights are sophomoric. br / br /The book reads like a high school student articulating his eye-opening experiences after his first trip abroad: "Your best experience will be something spontaneous. Travel is the only investment with guaranteed returns.... ...poverty doesn't equate to unhappiness." Four months spent in Africa constitutes only 32-pages. Perhaps this is because it is the one continent Wisner did not have any sexual conquests to share. Considering these two men are in their thirties, their level of immaturity and self-absorption is astounding. Most of the book served as a platform for Wisner to expound on his many great accomplishments, his list of loyal friends, his sexual prowess, and his personal witty commentary. I continued reading the book in the hopes that Wisner would evolve over the course of his travels, but no. br / br /The second star is because I did actually finish the book and because some of it was amusing--although I think unintentionally so. br /
If you liked Eat Pray Love July 16, 2008
Jennifer (Connecticut, USA)
. . .you might enjoy this. br / br /Same sort of premise--a big life change precipitates world travel. In Eat Pray Love--a divorce, in this case, a canceled wedding. br / br /Wisner does think a bit about his circumstances, but in general this book is more about the travel than the introspection, which I enjoyed. He does examine the rediscovery of a relationship with his brother, which added a level of personal examination to it. br / br /You could call this the man's Eat Pray Love. br / br /If you dream about the idea of taking a year off and seeing the world, hang out with Franz and his brother for a couple hundred pages.
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