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Book recommendation
Apr. 11th, 2006 11:35 pmOne of my Dad's favorite books is John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley. I must have been about 9 or 10 the first time he told me about it, given where we were living at the time. Over the years as I've stood in front of his bookshelf looking for anything new, he's retold me in the same excited voice about how much he enjoyed reading it, and how it started him reading various other "travel across America" books. When I was visiting there about this time last year, he again gave me the same enthusiastic recommendation.
So about two weeks ago, I was in Borders and finally bought myself a copy of the book. I immediately dove in and got about a third of the way through that night. Then the reality of my life kicked in and several nights with no reading passed. I picked it back up this past weekend and finished it about 1am Monday morning. I called my Dad later that day and thanked him.
If you like to travel, if you want to get motivated to travel, if you know someone who likes to travel, if you know someone you wish was motivated to travel, you need to get this book. It's Steinbeck. Anything I'd have to say about his writing would either be redundant or a complete injustice. Yes, it's that good. Technically, his is a modern style; however, it's rich and yet thoroughly conversational. You don't read this book, you experience it. It's an experience well worth the time.
So about two weeks ago, I was in Borders and finally bought myself a copy of the book. I immediately dove in and got about a third of the way through that night. Then the reality of my life kicked in and several nights with no reading passed. I picked it back up this past weekend and finished it about 1am Monday morning. I called my Dad later that day and thanked him.
If you like to travel, if you want to get motivated to travel, if you know someone who likes to travel, if you know someone you wish was motivated to travel, you need to get this book. It's Steinbeck. Anything I'd have to say about his writing would either be redundant or a complete injustice. Yes, it's that good. Technically, his is a modern style; however, it's rich and yet thoroughly conversational. You don't read this book, you experience it. It's an experience well worth the time.
