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Summary: Not a great read
Review: A refreshing and delightful tale of a young boy mesmerized at the prospect of airplanes and the wonder and possibilities within. In 1962, at the age of 8, he finally gets the opportunity to live this dream and board one of these silver creatures of the skies. His rather amazing mother chooses to go from Newark to Los Angeles, via the Propeller One-Way Night Coach, which leaves at 9 p.m. with stops in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Chicago, Des Moines, Denver and Las Vegas, arriving in Los Angeles at 3 p.m. Due to an unexpected snowstorm and other twists and turns, the flight actually takes them much longer - with everything sparkling with magic and newness and wonder - and some truly amazing people along the way. Written as a children's story, I know of several little boys who will probably wear this book out.
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Summary: Book Review by G. Beato
Review: BOOK REVIEW by G. Beato
Title: "CULTURE WATCH / A Shocking Look at the Lives of Celebrity Authors" This review appeared in Newsday on Sunday, December 14, 1997.
G. Beato is a freelance writer in San Francisco who writes about popular culture. G. Beato wrote: << Vanity also lies at the heart of "Propeller One Way Night Coach," John Travolta's slim volume about an eight-year-old boy's uneventful first airplane flight. Instead of self-loathing, Travolta's conceit engenders an almost sociopathic unawareness of his own mediocrity. Everything about this book insists on its charm - its faux-nave illustrations, its blue type, its genesis as a Christmas gift from Travolta to 75 family members and friends. But despite the warm, fuzzy marketing sentiment, the book is a charm vacuum, a what-I-did-on-my-vacation bore de force in which clumsy syntax battles, bland description, and only the plane's forward progress and the reader's determination to keep turning pages provide the narrative momentum.
Travolta calls his story a "fable for all ages." Although it doesn't really live up to this denomination - there's no explicit lesson in evidence - it is fairly instructive on a subtextual level. The moral here: If you are very, very famous, the fortunate recipient of constant, often baseless adulation, you will likely lose all perspective on the relative merits of your work. >>
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Summary: Not a great read
Review: I know it wasn't initally meant to be published as a mass-market novel, but that doesn't really excuse the fact that it isn't very good when it does reach the bookstore shelves. Short and poorly written, this story follows an 8 year old boy on his first plane trip. He is excited as this is his life-long dream - to fly in a plane. We also see a disturbing view of his mother who doesn't seem to be a model parent. Overall, it was boring but blessedly short. A good actor Mr. Travolta may be, but an author he is not!
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Summary: One Way Propeller Night Coach
Review: I loved this book. First of all I love John Travolta, and I am a big fan. Then when I saw that he had written a book I had to read it. I was a little cautious at first, I mean how many actors could actually write a good book, but he amazed me again. I simply loved this book. It has everything that should be in a decent story. I recommend that everybody read it. It is simply the best. 5 stars all the way.
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Summary: believe in what you want; you might get it.
Review: John Travolta did a wonderful job writing and illustrating this book, which I felt should have been directed toward a younger group of readers (around 8-12 years of age).The moral of the story which Entertainment Weekly lacked to find is: If you believe firmly enough in something, you'll most likely get it. Always believe.
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Summary: very interesting....hard to follow
Review: Of course, like millions, I bought the book simply because it was written by John Travolta. I can't say it is so terrible because of my own troubles with writing. It was okay. Very easy to read and it only took me an hour and a half, but you should probably be interested with planes if you plan to read it. But for a first time-way to go John! Your my favorite actor and now you can be one of my role models since you published a book(one of my all time goals!!)
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Summary: Almost unbelievably bad
Review: Oh, my. I knew I was in trouble when the author opened this book with a preening, excited section about how he wrote the book: How the idea came to him, how he spent many nights in the glorious process of writing, how all his friends just loved the editions he had printed up just for them. Well... I'm sure when total strangers come up to you on the street and tell you how wonderful you are, when you have a large staff whose only purpose is to serve and please you, and when you are, sadly, a good ways down the hill on the left side of the bell curve, you might just think you can actually write. Travolta can't. I feel sorry for the guy, he obviously put a lot of time and thought into this book. But it's just awful -- saccharine, cliched, repetitive, and worst of all, boring. There's just no story. A little kid rides a planes and likes it. The attempts at making it seem magical and enchanting are forced and poorly done. And finally, horribly, worst of all: Travolta reads it himself, the entire thing, in what he imagines is the eager voice of a young boy. I still shudder thinking about it.
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Summary: Propeller One-Way Night Coach
Review: The Propeller One-Way Night Coach is about a boy who loves planes and collects airline schedules. One day his mother said they were going to Los Angeles because his mother is probably going to get a job as an actress. They have to stop in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Chicago, Des Moines, Denver, Las Vegas and finally Los Angeles. On the plane they met a very nice flight attendant whose name whas Doris. When they get to Chicago, Doris had to get off the plane. When they went back on the plane, they were in First Class because of Doris. Then when they got off in Denver, they were going to take a jet. If you want to find out more you should read Propeller One-Way Night Coach by John Travolta. I like Propeller One-Way Night Coach by John Travolta. It is one of the best books I have ever read. People who like planes will like this book too. John Travolta wrote this book because of his love for planes. If you want to read this book, you can find it at your local bookstore or Library.
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Summary: Lacks imagination.
Review: Travolta, a gifted actor with many fine movies to his credit, has written a dull book. It's told in the person of an 8-year-old boy, and this tone grates and drones on and on... I can't imagine children would be entertained by this book either, as nothing really appealing or interesting happens. On the plus side, it's short and cheap.
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Summary: Sweet and Fun
Review: What a feel-good story. You don't need to look for a 'deeper' meaning with this one. It is simply about a young boy's love of flying. As such, I found it appropriate for adults and children (11 and up). Mr. Travolta's narration of the story is nice, soothing and thus it makes a great bedtime story too.
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