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"Written with the author's glorious sense of humor, this is one of those journeys you never want to end."--"Good Book Guide, "UK
"A rich and winning comic debut, destined to become a classic."--"Daily Telegraph, "UK
"One of the most hilarious travel memoirs ever written!"--"Booklist" --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars First class scratchings!, 6 Sep 2006

By	J. Morgan (Suffolk) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Narrow Dog to Carcassonne (Paperback)

If you want to know what scratchings are you'll have to read the book. Narrow dog was a great read, I didn't want the journey to be over to be honest. Contrary to some of the (very few) negative reviews received here, I found the writing refreshing and different and as one reviewer put it 'as if I was a friend travelling with them'. I love Jim and think that Terry and Monica must be very laid back characters, at least they have the backbone to get up and do something rather than just festering away like so many other people do! I also enjoyed very much the french lesson at the end, most useful! Three cheers Terry, can't wait for the next one!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Strange but funny, 19 Nov 2007

By	Mrs. K. A. Wheatley "katywheatley" (Leicester, UK) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

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This is my mother's favourite book, and I have to say that I don't quite share her enthusiasm, although it was amusing enough at times. This is the true story of Darlington and his wife, both retirees, who own a narrow boat which they use to pootle up and down the waterways of the black country. They also have a very nervous dog which travels with them with great reluctance and spends a lot of time hyperventilating. For some strange reason one day they take it into their heads that the thing to do would be to take the narrow boat through England, across the channel and down through France. This is, if you know anything at all about narrow boats, extremely dangerous. They are not made for waves, they are about as good at steering as a child in a bumper car, and they are so heavy they sink during times of adversity. The book is the tale of their ill conceived oddity.
At times it is very funny, and is always very honest. It is however written in an singularly peculiar style which I found rather trying and incredibly hard to get into. It was at worst like reading a very poor translation, at best quirky, and almost always annoying. If you can get past the style issues, it is a good book, but you really have to work at it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An extraordinary journey festooned with humorous happenings., 22 Mar 2006

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Brilliantly written by a true master of British humour. A travel journal glowing with caricatures of so many specimens of the human race; what daring hearts these brave adventurous pensioners have. Only a genius can write like this; laptop on lap, tongue in cheek and hand feeding pork scratchings to a sea sick whippet.

One of my favourite of many hysterical passages (especially as I love dogs and rabbits):

"The field was big, and there were dozens of rabbits grazing a yard from the hedges. I aimed the torch. They stopped chewing and sat transfixed, their eyes shining. Jim began to scream softly, like a fiend in hell watching a likely soul go over the wall. I cried havoc and let him slip. As he approached at forty miles an hour the rabbits stepped into the hedge, and when he had gone they stepped back out again."

This book will keep coming off the bookshelf to be read again and again. I hope the Darlingtons and Jim will have a follow up adventure!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Pointless gibberish in Book Form
Just shockingly bad, if I want a load of surreal prose I'll read a book of abstract poetry. If I want to learn about travel, I'd like some travel writing that actually told me... Read more

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2.0 out of 5 stars OK... but it's not Bill Bryson.
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I saw a clip of on TV of this madman crossing the channel in (on?) a narrow boat, so I had to buy the book. Read more

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