The ‘Remasculation’ of Travel Literature?

The folks at Bookninja have jumped into action in response to a recent survey suggesting that women read more than men: they’ve launched a contest to “remasculate” the literary scene, by issuing new titles and basic story lines for existing books, with the macho factor cranked up.

A couple of travel-esque books have undergone the, er, procedure so far. Ann Brashares’ “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” has been dubbed the “Brotherhood of the Traveling Panty-Raids,” while “Eat, Pray, Love” has been reborn as “Eat, Drink, Punch Him”—by Gilbert Elizabeth. Intrigued? Here’s the faux plot summary: “Rebounding from an excruciating divorce, author comes of age during a year-long pub crawl of Ciudad Juarez, rediscovering that muscular bond between mind and body in a dizzying bare-knuckle quest for the next free drink.”

I’d suggest that we all join in the fun—except that most classic travel lit is already pretty manly. But there may still be room to kick things up a notch. “Arabian Sands” becomes “Arabian Sandpaper”? Or how about “A Forced Death March in the Hindu Kush”? Anyone got more? (Via The Book Bench)

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