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ronsos's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. At first, I was disappointed to find out that this was just a collections of Neil Peart's blogs, many of which I've already read. (Of course, its my fault for being surprised about this, by just blindly buying the book without doing any real research, simply because it is the latest of Neil's writings). But after reading it for awhile, I started to realize that I didn't care and that I was enjoying his usual combination of travelogue, social commentary, personal stories, and memoirs.
In the end, I don't think it was quite as good as "Ghost Rider", "Roadshow", and "Traveling Music", but it was definitely better than "Masked Rider". If you liked Neil's other writing, then you will like this. If you've already read all of the blogs, then maybe you can skip this one.
I, for one, am glad to support Neil's writing habit financially. Hopefully there will be more books! Plus my two year old son is potty training and always asks for this book while he is "working on something". He loves to look at the photos.
Recommended!
In the end, I don't think it was quite as good as "Ghost Rider", "Roadshow", and "Traveling Music", but it was definitely better than "Masked Rider". If you liked Neil's other writing, then you will like this. If you've already read all of the blogs, then maybe you can skip this one.
I, for one, am glad to support Neil's writing habit financially. Hopefully there will be more books! Plus my two year old son is potty training and always asks for this book while he is "working on something". He loves to look at the photos.
Recommended!
pmileham's review against another edition
4.0
I'm a fan of Neil Peart's writing, so while some passages drug on in repetition and the book was sporadic and certainly didn't pull together thematically like his other books, I still enjoyed it immensely.
captainjaq's review against another edition
4.0
The more I read of Peart's works, the more I understand that while he is incredibly intelligent and a fine writer, I don't think I would want to hang out with him - at least not often. The same arrogance and privilege I found in Ghost Rider I found here, sure, but he strikes me as the kind of person one can only take in short doses - even himself (as evidenced by the amount of time he spends away from other people).
mikaeladisnerd's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
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