Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World by Rita Golden Gelman
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Please, will more people read this book?! My aunt gave me Tales of a Female Nomad after my high school graduation, with a deep and meaningful inscription on the inside about life and travel and adventure. Written in a very not-corny fashion, I can assure you. I have since read this book over and over and over.
Rita is a wonderful storyteller and the adventurer we all wish we could be. When I was 18 I even wrote her a fan letter, and I never do that. That is how much I loved this book.
I must point out what a few other reviewers have already done: it is ALL about Rita. She likes to talk about how she just observes and doesn’t judge the people she lives with. Which is fantastic (especially because many times her “observees” frustrate me to no end). But, she points it out just so many times that it becomes more about patting herself on the back than truly showing her open mind. But what the hell is a memoir for if not to toot your own horn?
The woman really is amazingly tolerant, brave and a lot of fun to read. If you liked Eat, Pray, Love, you will no doubt adore this book.
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