so-soZen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance is a book I‘d recommend to privileged white men who take themselves too seriously. For me? It was fine, but not one I‘ll be re-reading. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance-r...
As usual, I'm wrapping books and having to pause before taping down the dust cover. #underthedustcover
1. Yes! I love a manual transmission and wish I could still get one in the US. We rented a car in Madrid one time, and they gave us a huge upgrade when we said we could drive a manual transmission. They were so relieved that we didn't need an automatic after all the Americans in line before us. One of the reasons I want to live in Europe, at least for a few years.
2. Tagged!
@TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday
Thanks for the tag @The_Penniless_Author !
pickVery interesting depictions of South America just before the millennium. Also good if you like motorcycles.
bailedI‘ve been listening to this book for a few days but after a strong beginning I kind of lost what the book was about and couldn‘t make myself really care. So I am bailing. The good news is that I started another audiobook (I Have Some Questions For You) and that one is able to hold my attention so far! #1001books
so-soI seem to feel much the same as many other Litsy reviewers about this book. There were descriptive parts I thoroughly enjoyed, like the section about riding a motorcycle on the salt flats, but overall it was a long listen that often lost my full attention. I‘m not sure what I was supposed to get from it, and it definitely jumped around confusingly at times.
#audiobook #1001books #Reading1001
#TBRTakedown September 2023
pick4.5 ⭐ When ever I read this title, Jim Goche starts playing in my head. He was singing about Roller Derby Queen, but I easily change it to Motorcycle Queen. I think Bessie would have liked it. Bessie was a woman before her time. She was free with her own set of wheels to take her any place at the flip of a penny. This book does an excellent job of giving the reader a window to her world. The author made poetry, and did not miss the hard,
so-soI LOVED The Art of Hearing Heartbeats so I was excited to see a new book from author Jan Phillip Sendker.
Unfortunately this really didn‘t live up to my expectations. I‘m not sure if the translation was part of the problem or if it was the hokey modern remake of Robin Hood and Maid Marian. The story just lacked depth. #MoreMehThanYeah
It‘s very close to a pan but I did finish it so there‘s that. #ISpyBingo #Motorcycle
