The Return of the Mullet Hunter (The Mullet Adventures, #2)

by Simon Varwell

[Lianne]

I received an eCopy of this novel from the author in exchange for an honest review. This review in its entirety was originally posted at caffeinatedlife.net: http://www.caffeinatedlife.net/blog/2014/05/20/review-the-return-of-the-mullet-hunter/

The Return of the Mullet Hunter has a very open and welcoming narrative as the author recounts his adventures in England, Canada, New Zealand and the USA in search of places sharing the name “mullet”. He does a wonderful job in explanating the reasons behind his particular travel mission and recaps quite nicely some of his previous adventures that I’m guessing were covered in his first travelogue, Up the Creek Without a Mullet. I learned quite a bit from the places he visited, the contrasts between life in these different countries were interesting to read about. It was also interesting to read how his travel goals gained some attention in the respective local media, which was pretty cool.

While venturing out to these places, he also recounts a lot of the interesting people he meets along the way, the strange cultural differences he comes across (the word association between the UK and the US regarding chips, crisps, biscuits, and scones cracked me up because it’s so true!), and some of the theories and ideas he’s come up with based on his experiences and observations to these different locations.

Overall this book was a pretty unique read in terms of the author’s goals as a traveller and all of these small spots that he ends up visiting. The accounts did drag a little bit towards the end, probably because I’ve been to the US a few times (though not on the West Coast) and am familiar with much of their landscape and culture. Every elated moment and disappointing turn is felt with every page. If you enjoy reading travelogues and other travel-related books, I would recommend checking this title out.