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A review by leapylees
The Way Home: Tales from a Life Without Technology by Mark Boyle
2.0
I had mixed feelings about Boyle's previous book, 'The Moneyless Man' but thought the premise of a living without technology for a year was interesting, so I gave this 1.5 stars rounded up.
I found Boyle's account quite smug, narcissistic, arrogant and preachy (and privileged - he chose this lifestyle that he could have stepped away from at any time). The book itself was disjointed and repetitive. Ironically given the point of the book, it may have been better as a blog or newspaper column... it didn't flow and felt like such a missed opportunity to explore the challenges of living for a year without technology.
I found Boyle's account quite smug, narcissistic, arrogant and preachy (and privileged - he chose this lifestyle that he could have stepped away from at any time). The book itself was disjointed and repetitive. Ironically given the point of the book, it may have been better as a blog or newspaper column... it didn't flow and felt like such a missed opportunity to explore the challenges of living for a year without technology.