Paul's review
Fugitives and Refugees: A Walk in Portland, Oregon (Crown Journeys) by Chuck Palahniuk
Paul's review
rating:
recommended for: People thinking of moving to Portland
status: Read in November, 2004
rating:
recommended for: People thinking of moving to Portland
status: Read in November, 2004
In short, this collection of non-fiction essays is a love letter to Portland. If the style of this guide book appeals to you, if the odd, macabre, and sometimes loathsome puts you in just the right mood, if you want an adventure, come to Portland. Then read Fugitives and Refugees. The rain merely keeps the riff raff out and the green in. The battle for Canine Equal Rights has been won. The microbrew revolution began here and is thriving. And the people are as weird and welcoming as you could ever hope for.
As I've been living here, I have used this book as a lazy Saturday guide book. And I check off the places mentioned in each part that I have visited. I'm still not even a third of the way through.
So far...
Adult Soapbox Derby
Santa-Con
Shanghai Tunnels
Chinese Garden
Powell's Bookstore
Urban Iditarod
Saturday Market
(just to name a few)
As I've been living here, I have used this book as a lazy Saturday guide book. And I check off the places mentioned in each part that I have visited. I'm still not even a third of the way through.
So far...
Adult Soapbox Derby
Santa-Con
Shanghai Tunnels
Chinese Garden
Powell's Bookstore
Urban Iditarod
Saturday Market
(just to name a few)
