--- product_id: 1702061 title: "What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding: A Memoir" price: "91 zł" currency: PLN in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.pl/products/1702061-what-i-was-doing-while-you-were-breeding-a-memoir store_origin: PL region: Poland --- # What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding: A Memoir **Price:** 91 zł **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding: A Memoir - **How much does it cost?** 91 zł with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/1702061-what-i-was-doing-while-you-were-breeding-a-memoir) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding: A Memoir [Newman, Kristin] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding: A Memoir Review: Not your average travel memoir - I've recently gotten really into travel memoirs, mostly because I am really feeling the need to travel lately, but also because I won't be traveling much in the near future and thus turn to my tried and true books to temporarily transport me somewhere new. This book immediately jumped out at me for the title and pretty cover, and a few short days later I was reading it. This is definitely a book that you'll decide is or is not for you within the first few sentences, and luckily I liked Kristin and her writing style right off the bat. Each chapter is a different travel story and while some trips take place in the same country, each story is different from the last and equally as interesting as the others. If you're looking for a book that describes places, you'll probably be disappointed. Kristin's stories are focused on her travels, yes, but more so on the people (read: sexy men) she meets and falls in love with abroad. I found myself laughing out loud more than once while reading, even when I was in public and risked getting funky looks from those around me. Kristin is hilarious and I agree with other reviewers who said reading this book is like hanging out and drinking with your best friend while she tells you her crazy stories. You'll want to be Kristin's friend by the end, guaranteed. When Kristin isn't sharing details about her travels and international boyfriends, she tells the reader about her career as a comedy writer in Hollywood. It's a nice change up and break in between her travels, especially since work is such a huge part of her life in addition to her ventures overseas. I particularly liked Kristin's views on choosing one life path versus another and the fact that most of us often have some kind of longing for the path we didn't take - and that is OK. But she also discusses making major life changes and how it's a GOOD thing to sometimes miss what you had before even though you're excited about the new direction in your life, because it means you've traded "awesome for awesome." This is a great book to read if you need to laugh or just want to read about another woman's crazy adventures. Read it whether you're in a relationship or not, married or not, have kids or not. At the very least, I guarantee it'll motivate you to go "do something in the place you're supposed to do it." I know it did for me. Great, fun read! Review: Nice, enjoyable & brave - A book deeper than I thought it would be. There is a good deal of insight into the soul searching for a woman who found out hard to settle down and bear children so decided to travel as much as she could instead. My first impression was it would be fun. Then I read a couple of reviews and I was hesitant. Bought it on a whim before a long flight and I finished it in 24 hours. It is mixed bag of a travel blog, personal memoir with interesting world views on a couple of subjects in one enjoyable package to read. This lady can write. Well. Easy, enjoyable writing. A brave memoir. Brave of her to go through the events and more importantly portray her feelings and experiences in that way. Braver still to publish it. Being a professional traveler I relate to some of the things the writer vividly describes in different corners of the world. What I like is her strong opinions about things and people and places. Does she sometimes sound racist? Not to me. It is actually a refreshing read of opinions in a world that is becoming so politically correct not offending anyone kind of grey matter. She has and talks about her opinions of different religions, or her view of them, different races and men and women and the countries she visited. People are entitled to have strong opinions about things and they have the right to talk about them. Readers can agree or disagree, the readers also have the right to do that. I love the book and recommend it to anyone to read with an open mind. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | 0804137609 | | Best Sellers Rank | #82,988 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #104 in Travelogues & Travel Essays #287 in Traveler & Explorer Biographies #2,252 in Memoirs (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (3,827) | | Dimensions | 5.16 x 0.71 x 7.95 inches | | ISBN-10 | 9780804137607 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0804137607 | | Item Weight | 8.4 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 336 pages | | Publication date | May 20, 2014 | | Publisher | Crown | ## Images ![What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding: A Memoir - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81AfmzSl-nL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not your average travel memoir *by S***N on December 29, 2014* I've recently gotten really into travel memoirs, mostly because I am really feeling the need to travel lately, but also because I won't be traveling much in the near future and thus turn to my tried and true books to temporarily transport me somewhere new. This book immediately jumped out at me for the title and pretty cover, and a few short days later I was reading it. This is definitely a book that you'll decide is or is not for you within the first few sentences, and luckily I liked Kristin and her writing style right off the bat. Each chapter is a different travel story and while some trips take place in the same country, each story is different from the last and equally as interesting as the others. If you're looking for a book that describes places, you'll probably be disappointed. Kristin's stories are focused on her travels, yes, but more so on the people (read: sexy men) she meets and falls in love with abroad. I found myself laughing out loud more than once while reading, even when I was in public and risked getting funky looks from those around me. Kristin is hilarious and I agree with other reviewers who said reading this book is like hanging out and drinking with your best friend while she tells you her crazy stories. You'll want to be Kristin's friend by the end, guaranteed. When Kristin isn't sharing details about her travels and international boyfriends, she tells the reader about her career as a comedy writer in Hollywood. It's a nice change up and break in between her travels, especially since work is such a huge part of her life in addition to her ventures overseas. I particularly liked Kristin's views on choosing one life path versus another and the fact that most of us often have some kind of longing for the path we didn't take - and that is OK. But she also discusses making major life changes and how it's a GOOD thing to sometimes miss what you had before even though you're excited about the new direction in your life, because it means you've traded "awesome for awesome." This is a great book to read if you need to laugh or just want to read about another woman's crazy adventures. Read it whether you're in a relationship or not, married or not, have kids or not. At the very least, I guarantee it'll motivate you to go "do something in the place you're supposed to do it." I know it did for me. Great, fun read! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice, enjoyable & brave *by S***Z on July 15, 2024* A book deeper than I thought it would be. There is a good deal of insight into the soul searching for a woman who found out hard to settle down and bear children so decided to travel as much as she could instead. My first impression was it would be fun. Then I read a couple of reviews and I was hesitant. Bought it on a whim before a long flight and I finished it in 24 hours. It is mixed bag of a travel blog, personal memoir with interesting world views on a couple of subjects in one enjoyable package to read. This lady can write. Well. Easy, enjoyable writing. A brave memoir. Brave of her to go through the events and more importantly portray her feelings and experiences in that way. Braver still to publish it. Being a professional traveler I relate to some of the things the writer vividly describes in different corners of the world. What I like is her strong opinions about things and people and places. Does she sometimes sound racist? Not to me. It is actually a refreshing read of opinions in a world that is becoming so politically correct not offending anyone kind of grey matter. She has and talks about her opinions of different religions, or her view of them, different races and men and women and the countries she visited. People are entitled to have strong opinions about things and they have the right to talk about them. Readers can agree or disagree, the readers also have the right to do that. I love the book and recommend it to anyone to read with an open mind. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fun read *by L***N on September 21, 2022* I bought this book for my first solo cross country trip. As a single woman in her late 20s, it seemed like the right fit. Other reviews I read said you’d either love or hate this book.. I felt somewhere in the middle. It’s a good story about going out and living your life. I felt like it took a little while to get started, but definitely had several good, steamy stories without being raunchy. It made me laugh out loud more than once, and was relatable in other areas. More people, especially women, should embrace experiences like Kristen! ## Frequently Bought Together - What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding: A Memoir - Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies: And Other Rituals to Fix Your Life, from Someone Who's Been There - The Lost Girls: Three Friends. Four Continents. 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