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File Size: 5585 KB
Print Length: 353 pages
Publisher: Scribner; Reprint edition (March 18, 2014)
Publication Date: March 18, 2014
Language: English
ASIN: B00A28GUQ8
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Weber quips that a journalist is a writer looking for a story and that is never more evident than here. I loved his book on baseball umpires. It had what this book lacks, a real sense of risk, of doing something completely out of the ordinary, of throwing oneself into a strange new world. This book is an account of Weber's second transcontinental crossing and along the way he compares his present journey to that of his past, as well as an extended bicycle trip across Vietnam two decades prior. (He also spends far too many pages recalling his childhood, analyzing his current romantic relationship, and generally telling us more about his personal life than I'd care to know.) On this trip he stays in hotels, eats in restaurants, and in his off hours blogs about his trip. He meets a handful of friends along the way who put him up and take him out. He even leaves the road for a funeral and later a wedding. It never feels like anything is at stake on this journey, that it's simply a book idea and a way to pass the time. More interesting challenges might have been to camp the entire route, or to have cycled across China or India or South America, or to have ridden for a time record (for his age), or to have traveled with no credit card or phone and depended entirely on the information and good will of those he met along the way. What we get instead is an account of a three-month lark on a bicycle. Weber is a great writer, but this is unfortunately not a great story.
You never quite know what to expect when you open up a book about touring the U.S. on a bike. Some spend most of their time describing the details of the ride, which we bikers enjoy. Others inject a good bit of humor. My favorite part of the book were Weber's descriptions of traveling through eastern Washington and Montana. Having lived near Missoula, MT, for a number of years, I enjoyed following his trip up the Going to the Sun Road and the sameness of eastern Montana. I confess to skimming certain portions--his descriptions of his relationship with Catherine; his mother's eulogy; crying the night before his heart surgery--but 90% of the book was a real pleasure. I enjoy his writing so much, and share his love of baseball, so I've ordered his "As They See 'Em." Looking forward to it.
Bruce Weber keeps the narrative spinning with his insights and events on his cross country bike ride. I was engrossed all the way -- and found especially interesting the comparison between this ride and his previous bike odyssey two decades before - the differences in the country and his own perspective. If this is a mid-life crisis, it is such a positive one -- as the author falls in love and has epiphanies along the way. Especially poignant is his farewell to a good friend whose death propels him to store the bike for a day to attend the funeral and give a moving eulogy. I found the rides through the barren and industrial sections just as engrossing as his tour of scenic wonders. I am in awe as the author catches up and overtakes the challenges of approaching 60. Recommended reading - and riding. His journey made me want to dust off my bike, brave all difficulties to face my own possibilities for adventure and reflection.
What a great read. I felt I was riding along with Weber, especially in the first half of the book. (Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana are so familiar to me that I knew every road and town on his route until he entered North Dakota). I applaud his motives, his effort and his writing. I loved his view of the terrain, the changing weather and the people he encountered, his passing thoughts on life, death, friendship and love. He has a journalist's eye, coupled with a memoirist's introspective point of view--at times self-deprecating (or at least very honest and modest), and always a bit humorous-engaging. This is a travel story, an interior meditation, a reminiscence, an adventure of a very personal sort that will take you along for the ride.
When the book arrived in the mail I had forgotten why I had ordered it. I am not a cyclist or even a sports enthusiast. Maybe it was because the author was an obituary writer. In any event, I thoroughly enjoyed the book and in particular his discussions about what motivated him at age 57 to take another cross-country bike trip. I am terribly curious about why anybody takes on such challenges, and especially where, as in the case of Mr. Weber, the actor has nothing to prove -- he had already done it once in addition to numerous other long-distance rides. Well written and easy to read. It has made me think about my own life's narrative as well as inspiring me to consider tackling some of my own challenges I have tended to deny.
Bruce is a good story teller and gives a great description of the real America hidden behind the headlines in "fly over country". as a fellow bicyclist of advancing years I feel both his pain and adulation as he crests forbidding hills and avoids the pot holes and fumes of today's motorized society.As a city dweller he knows how to ask the questions we all have of the folk who till the soil and harvest our food. He readily accepts the advice and hospitality from strangers (not that common among urban folk).I shall be sorry when he reaches his final stop and trades his bike and spandex for a suit and tie.
I really, really enjoyed this book and I always looked forward to reading the next chapter. Weber is a terrific writer, and brings a lot of American characters he met to life (the forlorn McDonald's manager who gave him a free apple pie when he learned Weber was cycling across the country). He also does a great job of describing the country he sees (two weeks to bike across Montana!). He also contrasts his political positions and life experiences with people he meets along the way. A really fine book.
I picked up this book and was not sure what to think having read nothing about it in advance. It's a great book. I like the author's writing style. He gives lots of background; and is not afraid to be honest about himself and his feelings. He wasn't trying to break a record or prove anything. It was just a goal and he did it; his way and I think he had a lot of fun doing it. Mahalo for taking the time to write about your experience is what I would say to Mr. Weber if I ever meet him.
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