Round Ireland with a Fridge
Registered by lilacwhisper of Piacenza, Emilia Romagna Italy on 12/30/2008
This book is in a Controlled Release!
This book is in a Controlled Release!
1 journaler for this copy...
From Amazon.co.uk:
On his only prior visit to Ireland, songwriter/comic Tony Hawks had seen a man hitchhiking with a refrigerator. For years, he was wont to tell the tale during late-night drinking matches, and after one particularly heavy-duty night of partying, he awoke to find a bet scrawled pillow-side: a friend wagered 100 pounds that Hawks wouldn't travel Ireland for a month with a refrigerator at his side..
A story set in a country I do adore. I feel so curious, looking forward to reading it!
On his only prior visit to Ireland, songwriter/comic Tony Hawks had seen a man hitchhiking with a refrigerator. For years, he was wont to tell the tale during late-night drinking matches, and after one particularly heavy-duty night of partying, he awoke to find a bet scrawled pillow-side: a friend wagered 100 pounds that Hawks wouldn't travel Ireland for a month with a refrigerator at his side..
A story set in a country I do adore. I feel so curious, looking forward to reading it!
Nice book, though I expected some more fun. There's a lot of Irishness in it, but I strangely found it slightly boring at the end (like Tony himself, who seems constantly horny and finally succeeds in having sex after three or four unsuccessful attempts).
The most interesting and brilliant part is the idea of the metaphoric trip:
I had learned not to worry; to make my choice and allow things to happen. For the most part they turned out to be good, and when they weren't [...] then they were character building. There weren't any wrong or right paths to choose, just different ones, and where they led was governed by the attitude adopted towards them. It seemed to me that was true of life also.
The most interesting and brilliant part is the idea of the metaphoric trip:
I had learned not to worry; to make my choice and allow things to happen. For the most part they turned out to be good, and when they weren't [...] then they were character building. There weren't any wrong or right paths to choose, just different ones, and where they led was governed by the attitude adopted towards them. It seemed to me that was true of life also.
I've changed my mind, so I'll pass this book to another BCer ;)
