bexellency 's review for:

Full Tilt by Dervla Murphy

3.0

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A fascinatingly intrepid woman.  I remain shocked and surprised that she carried a gun and used it!  Some language and treatment of foreign nationals is now cringeworthy.  Appreciate that she clearly reminds us, bad things happen to women in europe all the time (which is the perfect rebuttal to those reviewers thinking « she shouldn’t be doing this »).  I’ve now read two stories of women bicycling in Central Asia and appreciate the recurring themes of hospitality, bureaucracy, and continuing through discomfort.