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On this recommendation I got the book from the library - my favorite genre of books is books where the author is taking a road trip, or hiking trip.
I only read the introduction and am put off by how very full of himself the author appears to be - does that tone continue through the book?
He pontificates a fair bit but mostly his observations seem (to me) pretty accurate. I liked the last half of the book better than the first. Still. I enjoyed the whole book, including the accounts from earlier in his life. Remember that he started trucking as a young man and ends the book at age 58, not yet retired.
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He pontificates a fair bit but mostly his observations seem (to me) pretty accurate. I liked the last half of the book better than the first. Still. I enjoyed the whole book, including the accounts from earlier in his life. Remember that he started trucking as a young man and ends the book at age 58, not yet retired.
I had a chance to read more - I'm about 1/4 of the way through the book - and he does seem to back off on the bragging after the introduction. I'm skipping the descriptions that are very technical as far as the mechanical workings of the truck, and enjoying the stories of his interactions with people.
Really enjoyed A Handful of Dust especially because I had NO idea what to expect.
So different but it resonated with my love of Britishness, even though it was quite in another era.
I have just started Before I Go To Sleep which is yet another book for book club that I never would have picked, but seems like a very good read.
I had a chance to read more - I'm about 1/4 of the way through the book - and he does seem to back off on the bragging after the introduction. I'm skipping the descriptions that are very technical as far as the mechanical workings of the truck, and enjoying the stories of his interactions with people.
Anyway, thanks for the recommendation!
I liked the mechanical descriptions; different strokes and all that! The book does maintain and strengthen the underlying notion that he is trying to make a customer’s emotionally difficult event (moving a household long distance) less stressful. This comes out more strongly as you keep reading the book.
The final episode was absolutely beautiful in how it closed a very long circle (across cultures, no less) that had started many generations before the final move occurred.
Really enjoyed A Handful of Dust especially because I had NO idea what to expect.
So different but it resonated with my love of Britishness, even though it was quite in another era.
I have just started Before I Go To Sleep which is yet another book for book club that I never would have picked, but seems like a very good read.
Is Before I Go To Sleep the one in which a wife wakes up not knowing her identity and the husband gradually becomes more suspect to the reader? I think I read it years ago. Yes, it’s very good.
Is Before I Go To Sleep the one in which a wife wakes up not knowing her identity and the husband gradually becomes more suspect to the reader? I think I read it years ago. Yes, it’s very good.
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I liked the mechanical descriptions; different strokes and all that! The book does maintain and strengthen the underlying notion that he is trying to make a customer’s emotionally difficult event (moving a household long distance) less stressful. This comes out more strongly as you keep reading the book.
The final episode was absolutely beautiful in how it closed a very long circle (across cultures, no less) that had started many generations before the final move occurred.
Glad you warmed up to it.
Thanks! So looking forward to reading the entire book. ;D
Really enjoyed A Handful of Dust especially because I had NO idea what to expect.
So different but it resonated with my love of Britishness, even though it was quite in another era.
I have just started Before I Go To Sleep which is yet another book for book club that I never would have picked, but seems like a very good read.
Let us know what you think. I already have this book at home on my shelf...
After this, I have my choice of books since I kind of went on a buying tear. If anyone has read any of these, I'd love to get some feedback so I can decide which one to read next!
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