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Oct 17, 2009
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Holy crap! This book was hard work- I know the writer was an extremely clever guy, and this book was a phenomenon when it came out in the 70's, but it just made me angry.
Three books in one-the story of the writer and his son on their motorbiking trip across the USA was perhaps the most interesting of the three for me, though the son appeared to have a hard time of it, asking frequently why they just kept going and going, frequently in tears, and travelling with a father who though fond of him, ...more
Three books in one-the story of the writer and his son on their motorbiking trip across the USA was perhaps the most interesting of the three for me, though the son appeared to have a hard time of it, asking frequently why they just kept going and going, frequently in tears, and travelling with a father who though fond of him, ...more
A good read about how to figure out what's important in life using motorcycles as the reference point. Some people have had their lives changed by this book; I was not one of them, but I enjoyed the experience.
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The author seemed so full of himself, and it was hard for me to get past this.
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