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A review by magnaraz117
Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road by Neil Peart
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
As a longtime Rush fan, this is an insightful look into Neil Peart's life during the most emotional and traumatic times of his life.
The landscapes are always beautiful, the food usually good, the reading selection excellent, but sometimes his personal views fall a little short, flat, and dated. He addresses this openly and honestly early on, citing his anger with life, the world, and people around him that lead to his jaded comments that largely due with overweight people, and those of lower economic standing. The comments can at times be jarring, and take you out of the narrative, nonetheless they are a honest reflection of his grief, rage, and sorrow.
Overall, this memoir is a beautiful glimpse into this man's healing process, or rather his healing road. It is no great work of literature, though the prose is at times pretty and paints pictures of the landscape aptly. What it does so well is put you in the seat of his motorcycle, in every diner and restaurant, of the ferries and hotels, and make you feel like you are there. Like you are standing next to the man listening to him talk through his pain and horror. And that is no small feat.
This is an excellent read for hard core Rush fans, for people going through similar grief, and for those looking for an emotional ride through North America as seen by a motorcyclist.
The landscapes are always beautiful, the food usually good, the reading selection excellent, but sometimes his personal views fall a little short, flat, and dated. He addresses this openly and honestly early on, citing his anger with life, the world, and people around him that lead to his jaded comments that largely due with overweight people, and those of lower economic standing. The comments can at times be jarring, and take you out of the narrative, nonetheless they are a honest reflection of his grief, rage, and sorrow.
Overall, this memoir is a beautiful glimpse into this man's healing process, or rather his healing road. It is no great work of literature, though the prose is at times pretty and paints pictures of the landscape aptly. What it does so well is put you in the seat of his motorcycle, in every diner and restaurant, of the ferries and hotels, and make you feel like you are there. Like you are standing next to the man listening to him talk through his pain and horror. And that is no small feat.
This is an excellent read for hard core Rush fans, for people going through similar grief, and for those looking for an emotional ride through North America as seen by a motorcyclist.