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Title: Life Is a Road, the Soul Is a Motorcycle by Daniel B. Meyer ISBN: 0-595-26990-7 Publisher: iUniverse.com Pub. Date: March, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Great read
Comment: This is a light, fast paced, and highly enjoyable set of stories about one man's experiences on the road. It should strike a chord with anyone who rides, and inspire anyone who's always wanted to.
Rating: 2
Summary: somewhat repetitive, but at least its about motorcycles
Comment: Life is a road, was, at least, a quick read. The author takes us along for a year or two of his riding experiences, most of which describe the same type of thing the same way as he did in the first set of stories. He is also fond of very short two word sentences that lost me more than once and I found myself re-reading to understand what the heck he was talking about. His constant refrence to his bike as "The Dragon" got wearisome as well as his droning on about being "one with The Dragon" eulogies that felt like they would never end. However, some of his stories are fun and he's a nice guy although many of his tales are not in the least believable, such as the naked girl wandering in the desert, then going for a long ride on the back of the bike story. Yeah Right! A few of the chapters are written with a lot of humor, which is where he excels and should do more of. And at the very least, if you are motorcycle obsessed, it is centered around motorcycles. Or if you are intimidated by hitting the open road, then at least you can live vicariously through these pages.
Rating: 5
Summary: A great read
Comment: This is one of those books that you either love or hate, either it touches you and makes you long for the open road and the adventures beyond the next "twistie" or you throw up your hands in disgust and consider it wasted time.
This is not a novel, on the surface its a simple set of small narrations of what happened during a trip: I took road x, stopped and had x for dinner, slept in motel x, etc. For many people this is all they get from it and its not terribly exciting.
For others, those who have the travelling "bug" this is a thrilling narrative of the romance of the open road. What it feels like to leave work on a friday, all strung out and hit the "twisties" and stop at small places where people call you "hon" and to begin to put your priorities back in order.
Mr. Meyers feelings towards his ride and his enjoyment of the open road, the desire to just start riding, pick roads at random and see where you end up... more importantly his ability to enjoy things that others avoid, like riding in the middle of a storm or right through the middle of a dust-devil..appeal to me, its something that people either understand or look at you funny about. If you understand then this book is for you!
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Title: Detours: Life, Death, And Divorce On The Road To Sturgis by Richard LA Plante ISBN: 0765303248 Publisher: Forge Pub. Date: 24 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Longrider: A Tale of Just Passin' Through by Mark Edmonds ISBN: 0942979516 Publisher: Livingston Press Pub. Date: December, 1998 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Hog Fever by Richard La Plante ISBN: 0312858302 Publisher: Forge Pub. Date: 15 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Tao of the Ride: Motorcycles and the Mechanics of the Soul by Garri Garripoli ISBN: 1558746706 Publisher: Health Communications Pub. Date: 01 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Going the Extra Mile A Handbook for Long-Distance Motorcycling and Endurance Rallies by Ron Ayres ISBN: 1884313396 Publisher: Whitehorse Press Pub. Date: December, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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