Thanks for the suggestions! I love travel books so am a bit of a harsh critic of them as I've read so many crackerjack travel adventure booksFictionLover wrote: ↑29 Oct 2018, 18:43It is too bad that you found the writing simplistic. Good writers in this vein are hard to find. When I was younger I was lucky to happen upon John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley and William Least Heat-Moon's Blue Highways, which both set the bar pretty high.
This is one of the few times that I have truly struggled to choose a rating. I warmed to the characters and I enjoyed reading about their travels.
I'm not sure if I will add this one to my list.
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Thank you for stopping by and commentingevan1995muniz wrote: ↑29 Oct 2018, 16:09 hmm, i am not sure about this novel. It seems like the author did put some time and all authors deffinatly deserve credit, but it is not my type. thanks for your review. shame it was a simplistic novel.
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Yes, you're right. This book has a gentle cadence that could rock you to sleep!Caylie_Cat wrote: ↑30 Oct 2018, 01:55 I read a story once about a man who traveled with just his two cats for company, and this book reminds me of that story. I agree that simplistic writing can be a tad boring, but on the other hand, it might make a nice bedtime book- not too much excitement and nothing to induce bad dreams. Thanks for the review!
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I know what you mean - I'm always trying to get away from those darned tourists when of course I'm one of them too! Thanks for your commentkfwilson6 wrote: ↑03 Nov 2018, 16:25 Mundane sounds like the best description of this book. Although your review made me want to pack a bag and just hit the road with my hubby, I don't think I would want to pack this book to read along the way. I absolutely agree about souvenir shops! Every time I go to a "tourist" spot, I feel like the tourists are ruining it. And of course, I'm one of them. Haha. But it is hard to truly experience a beautiful historic spot with hundreds of people trying to take selfies and littering the site
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You make an interesting point. I think it's a fine line between simple language being elegant or mundane.ReyvrexQuestor Reyes wrote: ↑06 Nov 2018, 22:07 I was amazed to know simplistic writing could also be a fault. For one who is labeled by some as hard to read, I find some hope in this development, at least, my own writing could now find solace, if faulty it has been. Well, I understand, to be interesting, the subject must not be so commonplace as to appear so trite for readers. But on the other hand, it could not be helped if people just wanted to have their diary published. Thanks for your interesting review.
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As I was reading your review, I wanted to join Bill and Allen on their trip. Although, I'm a sucker for any trip. I think it's great that you could relate to a lot of their journey. I'm also a little jealous.Julie Green wrote: ↑28 Oct 2018, 10:04 I know this because, as I was reading the book, I wanted to join Bill and Allen on their trip.
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