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Summary: The best racing book ever written?
Review: I've read a lot of racing books, but never one better than this. It is at the same time gripping, compelling and very well written. Donaldson's masterpiece is recommend without hesitation.
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Summary: Let me be clear...
Review: Let me be clear: this is simply the best racing driver biography ever written. It's complete, well written, touching and objective at the same time, respectful to the dead. It's an amazing book. No doubt the writer is a big Villeneuve fan, but he managed to avoid being totally partial.
It's full oof data, anecdotes, funny parts, tragic parts, competition, brief technical analysys of the cars, a lot of famous drivers in diverse categories... Well, this is the book.
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Summary: A real motor-racing classic! Fantastic!!
Review: The book is strictly written in chronological fashion, but Donaldson weaves in opinions and quotes from many people who worked or lived with Gilles. It gives us a good impression of Villeneuve, both as a racing driver and as a person. Personally, I'm not that interested in learning about the private life of racing drivers, hidden as they are behind their helmet. It's their driving that's important. Consequently, I didn't much care for it in this book, either, and it upset me here and there. But then, I'd have missed out on the hilarious accounts from people who were passengers in Gilles' road cars. The racing action in this book is magnificent. Like being there in person. Really well-written, this book literally made me cry and laugh. I can only recommend this one.
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Summary: An exceptional sports biography
Review: This book is still today a classic, and an absolute must for any motor racing fan-- independently of their favourite category. Beautifully written, it narrates in detail the life, times, and racing of one of Formula One's most intriguing drivers. It is full of interesting anectodes and important facts about Gilles Villeneuve's racing and his all too brief presence on the international scene. It is full of interesting notes on his character, personality, and private life-- never crossing the line, however, in morbid curiosity or tabloid cheapness. You will read it over and over again.
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Summary: This book is definitive Gilles Villeneuve!!
Review: This is a truly impressive book. For racing fans, Donaldson delivers step by step action through a lap of the Monaco race - capturing the reader and having them feel as though they were in that car with Gilles. Glimpses of Gilles' personal life bring color to his character without being tabloid cheap!! In short, I feel sad that Gilles is no longer with us, what an awesome personality and a warm, friendly person. This book left me wishing I could meet him and wondering what Gilles would've been doing today in his fifties! Stunning book!
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Summary: This book is definitive Gilles Villeneuve!!
Review: This is a truly impressive book. For racing fans, Donaldson delivers step by step action through a lap of the Monaco race - capturing the reader and having them feel as though they were in that car with Gilles. Glimpses of Gilles' personal life bring color to his character without being tabloid cheap!! In short, I feel sad that Gilles is no longer with us, what an awesome personality and a warm, friendly person. This book left me wishing I could meet him and wondering what Gilles would've been doing today in his fifties! Stunning book!
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