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Summary: hilarous tale...not a travel guide!
Review: If you like Bill Bryson and those of his ilk, you will enjoy Tony Hawks' ludricous adventure. I laughed out loud while reading it. The whole tale starts from a ridiculous bet and Tony Hawks tells it with that dry humor the English do so well. My only complaint is the story started to get redundant--he spends a lot of time visiting the local pubs and they're much the same after a while. He does, however, meet some interesting characters,reminding you that truth is often stranger (and funnier) than fiction. If you are looking for a guide to Ireland--where to go, what to see--this isn't it. If you just want a good laugh in a quick read, pick up this book!
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Summary: ma ci fai o ci sei?
Review: ...literally: "are you really so (naive) or you simply pretend to be it?"yes, i did not appreciate the "Troubles" being described as... well i can't quote, it's the rule... see pages 82-83. ok, this kind of description can be a good way to express his disapproval on that conflict, but i simply felt it as noncurance, inability to go in depth when facing some more complex problems than the temperature of the shower. this is my disappoinment: i hoped to read what does an englishman think of ireland, rather than what does an englishman think of HIM WHEN HE IS IN ireland. many pages are however very well written and i would advise you to read them, if you do not expect ireland to be the protagonist: a fridge is on stage as well!
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Summary: A great read!
Review: I bought this book because I'm planning a trip to Ireland. While it didn't offer me much in terms of which sights are worth seeing (Tony's goal is just to get around, not to take in the sights), it did make me very excited to explore a country that can embrace and champion a guy hitching with a fridge. This is a funny story with a serious message - a life philosophy that makes sense. I highly recommend this book to anyone - whether or not you're interested in Ireland, hitchhiking, or fridges. I may just find my way to some of the pubs in the book to get a first-hand account of the day the "fridge man" came to town.
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Summary: ___Worst Travel Book Ever!!!
Review: Hawks makes drunken wager that he can hitchhike around the circumference of Ireland with a refrigerator within one calendar month. He whimps out on actually doing that and settles for being carted around Ireland by star struck Irish. Hawks takes a high speed tour and misses most Ireland. Hawks doesn't mind claiming to win the bet or selling this book about nothing. This book is not a good choice for people planning on actually visiting Ireland.
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Summary: fridge man!
Review: If anyone outthere is trying to understand the way irish people think and get into their sychee.... then this book is for you. The strange thing is that it is the truth about the way we think as paddy's!
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Summary: Toaster Liberation Front
Review: This book will make you want to take your blender on the road.
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Summary: No star for Tony or his fridge
Review: McCARTHY'S BAR made me laugh out loud. I was given the book for my birthday. The remark 'Bill Bryson without the boring bits', on the back cover of Pete McCarthy's book, led me to buy NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND and other books by Bill Bryson. Money well spent and more laughing out loud. A friend mentioned Tony Hawks. On the front cover of ROUND IRELAND WITH A FRIDGE the Sunday Independent warns that this book is 'Not just brilliantly written, but far too hilarious to read alone in a public place.' I bought the book. In my opinion the warning is unfounded. I could not describe the book as exceptionally, magnificently, outstandingly or splendidly written, as the word 'brilliantly' implies. And unlike the works of Pete McCarthy and Bill Bryson, this book by Tony Hawks rarely made me chuckle let alone laugh out loud. What puzzles and saddens me most is the number of reviewers giving this book more than a one star rating. I would give it no stars at all.
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Summary: Charming, fun, and a real upper
Review: I picked up this book from the library on a whim, and found it perfectly delightful. The author makes a drunken bet to hitchhike around Ireland carrying a fridge, and decides to carry through with it. In the course of his travels, he encounters everyone from Swan Rescue to a real live King, takes his fridge surfing, and finds new and exciting uses for a doghouse ... The combination of Hawks' willingness to try just about anything, and the Irish fondness for embracing impossible quests (the madder, the better), makes for a fun read. And, although he sometimes strains for a one-liner, he comes across as a likeable chap and a fun companion on the journey. (I recently visited the West of Ireland, where I have family connections, and had a wonderful time, so this book helped me to re-live it.)
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Summary: Great craic!
Review: I bought this book on a whim in the Atlanta airport and was in stitches for the rest of the day. I think the fellow in the seat next to me had trouble sleeping with me laughing so hard. A wonderfully funny book.
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Summary: Pretty funny
Review: Tony Hawks writes with that typical British wry ironic wit. And traveling thru the backroads of Ireland meeting quirky pub-goers suits his style. Sometimes he tries too hard for a laugh, like he's doing his on-stage schtick, but most of the time the hilarity of the situations themselves are the real fun.
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