Travel Writing: A Novel Audiobook

" Oh well, nice enough... category "think global, buy/borrow local", or "unplanned easy read b/c it drops names of Chicago North Shore locales" "

" I didn't really like it until the end. But the end made me glad I had kept reading. "

" I listened to the audio version of this book in the car, and it was fabulous! Ferry weaves an incredibly interesting story. I often found myself hanging out in the parking lot so I could hear more before going into the office. The narrator is incredible. I highly recommend the audio version. "

" I don't usually read mysteries, but this book was as much about storytelling in the context of teaching as it was about the murder of Lisa Kim. The author is a former teacher at Lake Forest High School who lives in Evanston and used to live in Rogers Park, so almost every place he mentions is one that I know. I'm about to Google information about this supposed crime since I am still not sure if it happened or not. The fact that I am curious and thinking about it means that it was a good book! "

" I really enjoyed his style of writing and I like that the book went a totally different direction than I was expecting. "

" A great read - takes place in Chicago, I had to check out that temple: Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette after reading this. Check reviews and enjoy ! "

" I enjoyed 'travel writing' and appreciated its uniqueness, I didn't feel the need to know if the storyline was from the author's life experience or not (main character and author are same person) but I did feel like the author was over explaining things and it came across as being pompous. "

" A good book that I wish I enjoyed more. Nice exploration of people, places and ideas. Nice mix of the real and illusory. Quiet and intriguing. Well written. Despite all the positives, it did not grab me as it has others. "

" I actually picked up this book because the cover art was intriguing. Hard to get into at first, slow character development. But once it got rolling, I finished it quickly. Light read that takes you across America, through Mexico and back. Add a dead body & drugs & you have got a nice easy read. "

" Well this was simply boring. I felt like I was stuck on a long haul flight next to someone droning on about their life which isn't even close to an interesting life. I closed it for the last time somewhere in the middle. "

" This book was such a surprise. It kept me on my toes and held my interest. I love how he weaved past and present into fact and fiction. I think you'll like this story if you don't mind an author who tells it like it is....almost. "

" this book was so weirdly compelling and yet so weirdly self-indulgent. we get it, we get it, you're being all inter-textual and self-reflective, bravo. I really liked it though! While hating it! Either way, passion was aroused. "

" The novel has a unique way of telling a story about telling a story. The language is crisp and clean but for me, likable characters only make brief appearances, hence the lower rating. "

" In his blurb, Dave Eggers says this book isn't coy. What nonsense! It's coy as hell. Metafiction isn't sticky enough to hold together a narrative so diffuse and boring. Travel writing, a murder mystery, classroom discussions about love, Hemingwayish descriptions of food--zzzzzzzzzzzz. "

" I really give it a 3-1/2. I enjoyed the interwoven lines: past, present, real, unreal, perception/delusion, love/indifference, and so on. I was interested in the way the narrator taught a class. Again, for English majors, this is worth a go. "

" I believe Peter Ferry is actually a travel writer and the best part of the book was his discussion of a rugged canoe trip somewhere in Canada (I think). It didn't have anything to do with the rest of the novel, but it will stay with me. The plot was interesting and kept my attention. "

" I enjoyed this book on so many levels--the setting in Chicago, the "travel writing" that makes up a large portion of the book's content, the unreliable narrator and the mystery which unfolds. "

" It was ok.The ending was strange. "

" Well this was simply boring. I felt like I was stuck on a long haul flight next to someone droning on about their life which isn't even close to an interesting life. I closed it for the last time somewhere in the middle. "

" A great read - takes place in Chicago, I had to check out that temple: Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette after reading this. Check reviews and enjoy ! "

" The novel has a unique way of telling a story about telling a story. The language is crisp and clean but for me, likable characters only make brief appearances, hence the lower rating. "

" Strange is often good as this debut from Peter Ferry proves. What's real takes center stage is this tale of an English teacher who may have witnessed a fatal car accident and is mistaken for a friend of the victim. A great book to talk about. "

" Senseless death, mystery, mistaken identity, clever meta-narrative...I think if you like PaulAuster you will like this too. "

" Pretty interesting. I kept losing my place amongst his travling but I did kl=like the way the storu=y was related to the students and made one wonder is it true or fiction "