I FINALLY, FINALLY got around to reading my buddy
@PeterBlathering 's book "All the places I didn't die" -that he personally gave and signed for me. I read the whole thing on my flight and I will say straight up, it is one of the most captivating books I've ever read.
The book is a collection of his own personal stories from his travels around the world that have often hilarious themes, but also expose many of the sinister and disturbing underbellies of societies and individuals he's encountered all written in his distinct deadpan "Slovak" voice.
I'm gonna be honest, I nearly cried at the "California" chapter because I am all too familiar with the dark exploitative nature of how so many people in that area operate. This book brought me through an absolute roller coaster of emotions, I was laughing my ass off, I was enraged, I was sad, I was grossed out.
But out of everything, I learned so much about how and why Peter is the way he is. I already knew he was awesome, but this book gave me an absolute newfound level of respect for him. Peter man We will definitely cross paths again someday, and until then, never stopped making the stories.