A review by tobin_elliott
Far and Wide: Bring That Horizon to Me! by Neil Peart
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Just as everyone else says, this one's a bittersweet read, especially knowing that he only had four more years.
Very much more of the same as the past two books in this trilogy, but it's not the travelogue so much as the observances, the side trips, and the occasional glimpse into the deeper parts of Peart's mind that make each one of these a fascinating read.
My only complaint with this one is that he does get a touch repetitive with a couple of phrases, for example, the Christopher Hitchens one: "What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence." Hitchens's Razor is a fine quote, but more than a couple of times in a reasonably short book is a little overkill.
But it's a minor quibble in the grand scheme of things. Fantastic book, fantastic series.
Very much more of the same as the past two books in this trilogy, but it's not the travelogue so much as the observances, the side trips, and the occasional glimpse into the deeper parts of Peart's mind that make each one of these a fascinating read.
My only complaint with this one is that he does get a touch repetitive with a couple of phrases, for example, the Christopher Hitchens one: "What can be asserted without evidence can also be dismissed without evidence." Hitchens's Razor is a fine quote, but more than a couple of times in a reasonably short book is a little overkill.
But it's a minor quibble in the grand scheme of things. Fantastic book, fantastic series.