Originally Posted by cyccommute
And I always thought that I was the only one who felt that way about St. Barbara
I gave up on her book when she got to India and started complaining about the toilet facilities. Sure, I do my share of kivetching but at least I have fun doing it. She was just way to serious.
By the way, her's is only one of two books that I have ever read that I didn't finish. And that includes taking 5 years to read Moby Dick and "War and Peace".
I think Barbara was just being overdramatic to make the book interesting. There was very little in her journey that she actually enjoyed. It was all about getting past one mess and into another. After all, who wants to read a book where people actually enjoyed themselves.