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bart_gunn's review against another edition
5.0
A wonderful journey. Brought a tear to my eye at the end. I am going to buy a bike!
r89b's review against another edition
5.0
A really enjoyable read! The author kept me engaged throughout.
iamahmedkhalifa's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
arndale's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
yandaman's review against another edition
4.0
A lovely little book about cycling. It brought to mind the book French Revolutions by Tim Moore. This one felt more genuine somehow and I connected with it more than Tim Moore's book. It was very evocative of my own experiences on long cycle rides. I have done any solo rides nearly as epic as the ones in this book or French Revolutions, but I have done a few rides on my own over multiple days. Mike Carter nails the magic of those rides for me. And he relates some great stories from people he meets along the way.
I was appalled with how much stuff he carried with him on his trip though. And the fact he didn't wear a helmet. Dumb and Dumber in my opinion. But, hey, he made it around despite that and he didn't die. And he's written a delightful book about the experience.
I was appalled with how much stuff he carried with him on his trip though. And the fact he didn't wear a helmet. Dumb and Dumber in my opinion. But, hey, he made it around despite that and he didn't die. And he's written a delightful book about the experience.
sasmort's review against another edition
4.0
I found this book in a neighbourhood little library and decided to read it because I am going to set off on a long cycle of my own soon. I didn’t have very high expectations of the book and I was particularly concerned that it might be written by a blokey bloke who would be a bit irritating to read.
However my fears were unfounded as Mike is a lovely guy and the way he writes about this trip just brings the reader along with him. Especially the way he meets and talks people to people and gets out of his London-head.
He finds a Britain that is much nicer than he expects and we go along on his journey with him meeting these people and learning so much about the country.
Towards the end of the book he starts to get weary of the journey. It’s a shame because the second part is not as rich because we are mainly dealing with his struggle to think about what the end is going to be like for him personally.
I love learning more about the coastline of Britain the bits I didn’t know and the bits but I did. I really feel like I have been round the coast and can picture it all in my head.
However my fears were unfounded as Mike is a lovely guy and the way he writes about this trip just brings the reader along with him. Especially the way he meets and talks people to people and gets out of his London-head.
He finds a Britain that is much nicer than he expects and we go along on his journey with him meeting these people and learning so much about the country.
Towards the end of the book he starts to get weary of the journey. It’s a shame because the second part is not as rich because we are mainly dealing with his struggle to think about what the end is going to be like for him personally.
I love learning more about the coastline of Britain the bits I didn’t know and the bits but I did. I really feel like I have been round the coast and can picture it all in my head.
hedwig2's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
3.25
northernfleabag's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
rodhunt's review
3.0
Witty, insightful, wistful and engaging. Now I’ve done it vicariously I don’t have to consider doing it myself. Why anyone would ride a bike on the road is beyond me!