- Paperback: 699 pages
- Publisher: Time Warner Paperbacks; New edition edition (1 Jun 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0751517550
- ISBN-13: 978-0751517552
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.8 x 5.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 583,297 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Fast paced and humorous, Josie Dew's sometimes absurd experiences riding through Japan are delightfully recorded in A ride in the Neon Sun. Cycle enthusiast or not, anyone considering a trip to Japan would do well to prepare themselves with this book. A Ride in the Neon Sun, informative and coupled with the author's social observations, provides the reader with a true picture of a country and its people. Josie Dew embraces the culture of Japan in a whirlwind Tour de Nippon, told from the saddle of her bicycle.
For the tested Far-Eastern traveller or the tourist ready to venture further afield, A Ride in the Neon Sun is an eye-opening account of a " 'Gaijin', (foreigner) in Japan." Dew's social observations are honest and detailed. Her appreciation and acceptance of the bizarre epitomise the open-mindedness with which one must explore different cultures. Dew takes us on a wonderful yet wacky trip around Japan. She does not simply list the events as they happen, but instead explains the Whys?, Whens? and Hows?.
From Tokyo to Yokohama, armed with an ineffectual phrasebook including key conversation pieces such as: "Well, by gosh, I am from Missouri" and her trusty bicycle, the reader is introduced to all that is Japan. A Ride in the Neon Sun is set to follow in the successful slipstream of her previous books, The Wind in My Wheels, (Shortlisted for the 1992 British Books Travel Writer of the Year Award.) and Travels in a Strange State. --Jon Smith
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`A female Bill Bryson...A Ride in the Neon Sun is full of delights'
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Best Travel Book Ever,
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This review is from: A Ride In The Neon Sun: A Gaijin in Japan (Paperback)
I don't like travel books. I found Bryson at school very, very dull, and that was my opinion of travel writing: dull.So why did I read 'A Ride in the Neon Sun'? My grandmother happened upon this book and said it was very funny. Funny? Travel writing? Having an interest in Japan, I thought I'd get a copy. This book is stunningly well written. It goes into just enough detail, and Dew make many witty observations about Japan. True, she occassionally uses the same jokes over and over again, but the books feels like a journey. It feels like you are exploring Japan with Ms Dew, and her very English sense of humour. She only reiterates what you would really notice over-and-over again. Basically, whether or not you like travel, this book is a must-read. I sat giggling at this book on the bus, at the bus stop, at lunch, waiting in the street. Anywhere I could read it. And it's lasted well too. Amazing. Possibly one of the best books I've read for several years now.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Accurate, insightful and funny,
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This review is from: A Ride in the Neon Sun: A Gaijin in Japan (Paperback)
Unbeknownst to me, Josie and I cycled through Japan at the same time (my excuse was I was living there at the time and was a "weekend cyclist"). Reading of her travels has brought back many wonderful (and awful) memories. Josie uses a style that makes it quite easy for the reader to gain a "first person" perspective and is highly addictive. My only criticism (and this is aimed at fate rather than Josie) is that the tales end too quickly. "Pah! To all you of short attention span" say I, "not 100 pages less but 200 more......"
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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A heart-warming, amusing and informative book.,
This review is from: A Ride in the Neon Sun: A Gaijin in Japan (Paperback)
A very amusing book about Ms Dew's haphazard approach to cycling round Japan. I found the generous nature of the Japanese as revieled by this book a complete surprise. One of the best travel books I've read and I've read all of Bill Bryson.
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