Review of 2 Wheels 2 Years & 3 Continents: A Bicyclist's Dream Fulfilled

2 Wheels 2 Years & 3 Continents: A Bicyclist's Dream Fulfilled
Average Rating: 2.5 Total Reviews: 3
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It's just his journal

On: 2005-09-02

I dont want to be mean to Mr. Galen. I admire him for taking this 2-year adventure and for going through the effort of writing down his memories. But he really is not a writer, and his prose is not very interesting. Its quite dull, in fact. The book is just his journal, recounting every day. Perhaps the most telling experience he writes about is his meeting with a man named Boris who tells him "Natural talent for writing, if absent, cannot be developed at the age of 68." If only he had heeded Boris words. If you just want to find out what a cyclist saw in two years, perhaps you will get something out of this, but if you want to be pulled in, to live the journey with him and lose yourself in his experiences, you will be disappointed.

very good accounts of people met & places seen

by: Anonymous On: 2002-12-22

i am a biker and i took bike rides around europe. i didnt find his writing boring as opposed to the other reviewer. i think he gives a nice account of the places he visited, how much he wanted this dream to come true, and very optimistic view of life.
overall, i will send this book as a gift to friends who are avid bikers.

Terrible writing and agonizingly long and boring

by: Anonymous On: 1999-03-18

Horrible. Ive read lots of bicycle travelogues and this is THE WORST to date. Author writes like a little kid...choppy and without any flow. I read about 200 pages out of this 400+ page book and threw it away. Bottomline: Dont buy it - it isnt worth it.. Read Barbara Savages MILES FROM NOWHERE if you want to read a GREAT BICYCLE TRAVELOGUE...

Terrible writing and agonizingly long and boring

On: 1999-03-17

Horrible. Ive read lots of bicycle travelogues and this is THE WORST to date. Author writes like a little kid...choppy and without any flow. I read about 200 pages out of this 400+ page book and threw it away. Bottomline: Dont buy it - it isnt worth it.. Read Barbara Savages MILES FROM NOWHERE if you want to read a GREAT BICYCLE TRAVELOGUE...