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Full Tilt by Dervla Murphy
3.0
adventurous informative inspiring slow-paced

Enjoyed certain elements of Full Tilt, particularly given its historical context and the ways of the world at the time that we were able to glean through it. I found the book was written rather confusingly in moments, requiring rereading to establish where I had got to. Moreover, I found I would've enjoyed more detail into the everyday challenges Dervla Murphy faced in her day-to-day on this journey. This memoir also read as fairly unemotional - the author is factual in her writing, so this may not appeal to memoir readers who enjoy delving deep into the emotions of their subjects. Nonetheless, interesting to learn about what was undoubtedly an incredible feat by a resilient, brave woman!