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The Blue Road (Summersdale travel) (Paperback)

by Windy Baboulene (Author)
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Summersdale Publishers (31 May 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1840242345
  • ISBN-13: 978-1840242348
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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Pete McCarthy author of McCarthy's Bar

A very funny book that will make you glad you've never been in a confined space with a merchant seaman.


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Hilarious and often bizarre.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A laugh-out-loud, page-turner of a blokey boaty book, 11 Jul 2002
By Toby Champion "tobych" (Poulsbo, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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I loved this book! It's a real page turner, and made me laugh out loud a lot. Actually I read the last few chapters when I was quite drunk, which helped get into the general swing of things. Last night I was crumpled up on the sofa, shaking my head saying "No, no, no!" when reading the bit about the tunnel and the church and the film director. I love the writing style. It did seemed to change a bit over the course of the book and after a few chapters became less affected and more natural and zippy. That may just be the reader getting into the book though. I started Blue Road only the day after finishing "Three Men in a Boat"; the continuity of style was an odd experience, especially when the content of yours got a tad more outlandish than Jerome K. Jerome's. I was touched by the author's blokeish, heartfelt appreciation of the South Pacific islands, and his rant about how the islanders were treated during the second world war. I imagine it's pretty unusual to have someone who's been through all that *and* and can write *and* appreciates the beauty of nature and other people's cultures *and* is meticulous enough to be able to pull it all off without the book failing to protect the, um, innocent, what with all that tweaking of stories and name changes.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars How come this isn't a famous book?!, 20 Dec 2005
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I read a lot of humorous literature and I have to say without exaggeration that this has got to be the funniest new writer of the century and the first writer for a long time to show genuine ability to rival a Clive James or a Jerome K Jerome (clearly an influence).

If this book doesn't make you laugh out loud, you need a humour transplant!

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Hilarious, Frightening World of Merchant Seamen!, 2 Sep 2002
This book is devastatingly funny! I have never read a book so fast, and once finished I was immediately re-reading my favourite parts. I can certainly tell you that spontaneous convulsions, punctuated with smirks and snorts & interspersed with bouts of drooling is one way to get 6 train seats to yourself.
 
"Blue Road" describes a hilarious and sometimes frightening journey through the surreal world of a bunch of cynical, reprobate merchant sailors. It's the journey of a mischievous teenage boy who meets his match, and yet rises to the challenge. It's the journey from boyhood to manhood. I should perhaps add that it includes swearing and some sexually explicit accounts, although nothing gratuitous as might be found in a steamy novel - it's simply what happened. In fact the only thing gratuitous is the humour and you will probably be laughing too much to notice anything else.
 
It is a fantastic story, expertly told, and I found myself wishing I had been the author - and yet so glad I wasn't. I went through all his adventures with him. The endless hours scrubbing the cavernous, sweltering tanks used to transport hot coconut oil, the lucky & unlucky moments with women at various ports. I cowered with him as he hid from the Mate beneath the spare propeller. I nervously stood by him as he pledged his allegiance to Neptune, and was pleased to boycott with him the dance of the penguins. I can honestly say that there is not a dull sentence in the entire book.
 

Absolutely and literally fantastic!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brillinat & True
Having been through a few similar escapades at sea as the author I can safely say that it is the best and funniest book I have read in a long time. Read more
Published 17 months ago by A. G. Soper

5.0 out of 5 stars I couldn't put it down.
What a fantastic read! I really couldn't put it down, and - like all the other reviewers - often laughed out loud. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Even girls can enjoy this one.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book even though it might be considered a little blokey in its theme. I had heard some of the stories before as I knew the author sometime ago but they... Read more
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I'd always thought there must be a great book to be written about life as a merchant seaman. And here it is. And written by a guy who really knows how to write! Read more
Published on 16 Jun 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't fail to read this!
I read this on holiday and received many strange looks and comments from my family as I frequently laughed out aloud while reading this book. Read more
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