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George East, best-selling author of The Mill of the Flea series
...engaging, informative, entertaining and very, very witty. This bloke makes good writing look as easy as riding a bike. I wish it was...
Adventure Travel
Warm, well-observed, unpretentious, very funny... the kind of cycle tour we can all imagine ourselves taking, hopefully without the man-flu.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
A book full of gentle humour with a very English feel to it. The author bikes from Dorset to Berwick upon Tweed and his struggles with daily mileage, the English weather along the way but best of all are his descriptions of encounters with people, towns and signposts along the way. The history is written with a nostalgic tinge. If you enjoy Bill Bryson type observations you'll probably like this book.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
In the 'The Full English', Carden (and his bike Scott) take the reader on a funny and fascinating journey from one end of England to the other. Never too weighty, but always interesting, Carden's historical knowledge blends perfectly with his warmth and humour to provide a wonderfully human and informative read, which always hits the right note. I'm very much looking forward to his next adventure.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
I have read quite a few cycling travel books but this was, for me, the least interesting one. There was very little by way of adventure or insight, very few interesting or humorous observations and it had nothing very original to offer.
I liked the effort to combine the history of England and the towns with the trip which may have worked well if the writing was more entertaining.I was totally put off by the annoying trick of giving his bike a name and having two-way (yes, two-way) conversations with it en-route.In my opinion, there are better cycling/travel books out there.
I liked the effort to combine the history of England and the towns with the trip which may have worked well if the writing was more entertaining.I was totally put off by the annoying trick of giving his bike a name and having two-way (yes, two-way) conversations with it en-route.In my opinion, there are better cycling/travel books out there.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
dissapointed
Enjoyable and quite funny but spoiled by talking to his bike.Whats worse the bike answers back Bought his following book'he's still talking to the bike'. Read more
Published 2 months ago by vale
CYCLING IN ENGLAND
LIGHTHEARTED CYCLE STORY OF A MAN CYCLING IN ENGLAND. EASY READ WITH THE ODD COMICAL SITUATION ABOUT MAN FLU AND HIS NAMED BICYCLE. Read more
Published 15 months ago by John G. Immins
Review of English churches and castles separated by conversations with...
This book is about a rather short `long distance' bike ride from the south coast of England north to the Scottish border. Read more
Published on 13 Dec 2009 by John Speakman
Trying desperately hard to be funny
A touch of wit helps in a travel book, I think, as it relaxes the reader into the journey and I've enjoyed several Bill Bryson books for this reason. Read more
Published on 20 Nov 2009 by JI
Disappointing
I found this to be very disappointing - not particularly interesting or funny. For a cycling book, far too much space was taken up by pages of local history on the towns cycled... Read more
Published on 2 May 2009 by Spanner man
excellent
The Full English: Pedalling Through England, Mid-life Crisis and Truly Rampant Man-flu
excelently written, dont be put off by the cover
excelently written, dont be put off by the cover
Published on 3 April 2009 by reader
Order the Full English
Fancy cycling 650 miles from the South Coast to the Scottish border? No need - just sit back with a brew and the Full English, and read Mike Carden's witty account of his perils... Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2008 by M. Wray
Two wheels good...
From the first confrontation between cyclist and cycle on Portland Bill, I was hooked. Join Mike Carden on his epic ride to Berwick upon Tweed and you'll be exhausted by the... Read more
Published on 26 Nov 2007 by V. Cripps
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