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hopevollm's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
Pretty much a dream trip and told in a fun way.
myriahalice's review against another edition
2.0
I'm not sure how someone can make road-tripping the country so incredibly boring, but it's been done right here.
I was drawn in at first. The laundromat story was a perfect opening, showing both the tedious and boring aspects of a journey, and the humor you have to have to get through it. I liked the short, almost blog post chapters.
But it just reads as one boring day trip after another, with no scope or overall impact. No real details or stories about the driving, which takes up most of a journey like that. No personality from either person beyond some dad jokes and typical marriage humor. I didn't feel the magnitude of a trip of a lifetime. At all.
A more minor- but so important- complaint is that the author changes tense constantly. "Day such and such. We're stopping here which was good because later this happened" or something like that. Are you live blogging, or writing a memoir? Pick ONE.
I was drawn in at first. The laundromat story was a perfect opening, showing both the tedious and boring aspects of a journey, and the humor you have to have to get through it. I liked the short, almost blog post chapters.
But it just reads as one boring day trip after another, with no scope or overall impact. No real details or stories about the driving, which takes up most of a journey like that. No personality from either person beyond some dad jokes and typical marriage humor. I didn't feel the magnitude of a trip of a lifetime. At all.
A more minor- but so important- complaint is that the author changes tense constantly. "Day such and such. We're stopping here which was good because later this happened" or something like that. Are you live blogging, or writing a memoir? Pick ONE.
ptfishhh's review against another edition
5.0
Very enjoyable book. Felt like I was reading modern Mark Twain. Little stories with some subtle (and not corny) humor added in. Learned a lot about places in America I haven't yet visited. there was anything I have to complain about: I wish it was longer. However, a longer book is more of a wish. It was fun to follow along on Google Maps and see the places he and his wife visited. What a big country. The book makes up for the actual travel to some degree. (Yes, reading about travel doesn't replace the real thing, but often it can come close and it can be a lot more fun to read about the unfortunate things that may happen to others while they trail, such as waiting forever in line for a ride at an amusement park or reading about the crazy humidity without having to deal with it!)
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