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Subpar Planet: The World's Most Celebrated Landmarks and Their Most Disappointed Visitors

by Amber Share

Landmarks, wonder, and visitor gripes

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Landmarks, wonder, and visitor gripes

Amber Share pairs illustrations of natural and human-made landmarks with visitors’ sharply skeptical reactions. The locations named in the description range from the Dead Sea and Big Ben to the Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal, and the Great Barrier Reef. That contrast—between celebrated sites and blunt, sometimes deflating comments about them—gives the book its central comic premise, while its worldwide selection frames travel as both a source of wonder and a target for everyday criticism.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For adults interested in travel and famous landmarks presented with humor.
  • For readers who enjoy illustrated collections built around candid visitor reactions.

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Travel and landmarksNatural and human-made wondersHumor and skeptical reactions

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Book overview

New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of Subpar Parks Amber Share takes us around the globe to celebrate the world's greatest wonders alongside hysterical reviews from their harshest critics.

The world is filled with marvels--both natural and human-made-- and artist Amber Share has made it her mission to capture the unique majesty of these sites alongside reactions from some of their most vocal visitors. The Dead Sea? "Who needs burning eyes?" Who indeed? Big Ben? "Just a really big clock." Go figure.

With Share's classic spin on visitors' candidly cranky reviews of each location, Subpar Planet fills skeptical travelers with a wanderlust for the world's most spectacular features, including the Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal, the Great Barrier Reef, Chich
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