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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Bill Barich decides to replicate the famous trip of John Steinbeck across America, a trip Steinbeck wrote about in one of his last books, Travels with Charley. He sets off to get a feeling for the heart of America. Like Steinbeck, he finds a world that is less optimistic, more bleak, more influenced by the media, a less compassionate America, a world that is driven by the dollar. Like Steinbeck, Barich runs across few individuals who seem to read and think deeply about our country and that, to me, is the saddest part of this book. ( ) In Long Way Home: on the Trail of Steinbeck’s America, author Bill Barich begins his road-trip from New York City to San Francisco in September 2008 in a rented Ford Focus the minute his plane from Dublin lands. Barich had recently finished Steinbeck’s Travels with Charley and wanted to see if America was truly as depressing as Steinbeck painted it to be. Deliberately taking highways through lesser known towns of the United States, Barich acquaints himself with the local people, food, and way of thought, especially thoughts about the upcoming election between Obama and McCain. I loved the way that the author combined short histories of each town with current personal experiences he had with the people, while keeping the style light and easy to follow. I almost felt as though I were sitting in the passenger seat next to Bill; I could see the changing leaves of Virginia out the windshield, talk with button-salesmen at the Palin rally in Wilmington, Ohio, and take pictures of signs advertising upcoming rodeos in Strong City, Kansas. Though somewhat too fact-heavy, Barich’s book was overall entertaining, informative, and an insightful look at ever-changing, ever-static America. 4/5 stars. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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"We do not take a trip; a trip takes us," John Steinbeck noted in his 1962 classic, Travels with Charley. In 2008, Bill Barich decided to explore the mood of the United States as Steinbeck had done almost a half century before. He set off on a 5,943 mile cross-country drive from New York to his old hometown of San Francisco on Route 50, a road twisting through the American heartland. Long Way Home is the stunning result of his pilgrimage. From the Eastern Shore of Maryland to the spectacular landscape of Moab, Utah, to Steinbeck's own Salinas Valley, the book is filled with memorable encounters and rich in history and local color; a truthful, inspired account of a once-in-a-lifetime trip. It offers an incisive portrait of a nation divided and the grassroots dissatisfaction that ultimately catapulted Donald Trump into the White House. From the Eastern Shore of Maryland to the spectacular landscape of Moab, Utah, to Steinbeck's own Salinas Valley, filled with memorable encounters and redolent with history and local color, Long Way Home is a truthful, inspiring account of the country at a social and political crossroad. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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