Ghost Rider
Ratings9
Average rating3.7
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Ratings9
Average rating3.7
This bold narrative written by the drummer and lyricist for the band Rush shows how Peart tried to stay alive by staying on the move after the loss of his 19-year-old daughter and his wife. The book will be sold as part of the band's official merchandise during its 47-city American tour. 20 photos. 15 maps.
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This was a bookclub pick, and not something I would have picked myself. I sort of know Rush, as in I could identify that they are a band. I actually asked a few friends if they knew them and they had a similar response.
Well, the book itself is kind of charming and easily readable, I just didn't really have much of an attachment or nostalgia for the author. Tragically, Neil loses his wife and daughter in the same year, and the book covers his recovery through motorcycling through Canada, the US and Mexico. It can be very sad, but it will also make you want to travel, eat good food, and get moving.
However, halfway through the book he completes four months of traveling, and spends a snowy winter at his lake house in Toronto snowshoeing and skiing. And THEN, the second half of the book is him basically doing the same trip again. I skimmed the second half. I can see some people loving this book, those who are motorcyclists, and Rush fans, especially, but it was just not for me.
