I was pleasantly surprised by the book. I liked reading about her adventures, though there was one part in Romania (the orphanage) that was pretty hard to stomach. She does talk a lot about her sexual encounters with the men she happens upon in her travels, but I don't think it's what the book is about.... it's just what people are focusing on. SHe didn't write a book about getting laid.. it just happened to be a big part of what went on then. My only complaint, and not enough to knock a star off, is that there were more pictures. She's very descriptive, but there were some things that I wish I could've seen through her lens that weren't included.
It's a very inspiring book if you give it a chance.
I don't understand the other reviews which commented negatively on her writing; I found it fluid and biting. The issues raised by Deborah's story -- including women's roles in society, the press's role in covering tragedy, and the emotional investment that parents owe their children -- are huge and worthwhile. Her own story is by turns harrowing and amusing, told with ample intelligence and self-deprecation.
I loved the book. Unreservedly.
