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Long Way Down
by: Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780751538953
ISBN: 0751538957
Label: Sphere
Manufacturer: Sphere
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: June 02, 2008
Publisher: Sphere
Studio: Sphere
Sales Rank: 1154

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Ewan McGregor And Charley Boorman - Long Way Round [Special Edition] [2004]

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Thoroughly Disappointing
In contrast to their first adventure, the entire franchise has been entirely compromised by this incessant need to indulge Ewan's emotionally-challenged wife. Although Charley appeared to cope admirably with what transpired to be a truly bizarre set of circumstances, Ewan's persistent lack of spirit certainly detracts from this otherwise unique and quite remarkable journey. As Charley indubitably secures his reputation as both hardened-adventurer and well-balanced individual, I am loathed to conclude that a more suitable partner would have yielded greater enjoyment for both reader and rider alike.

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- Long way down
I really enjoyed their first book and accepted the occasional 'F' word as their way of writing. I bought Long way down and by the time I had read a quarter of it I discovered that it contained far more totally unnecessary obscene language. It just turned me right off, my opinion of these two young men changed, I was very dissapointed and couldn't read any further. I would add that I am fairly broad minded but this is not a book I would want on my book case so I gave it away. I am puzzled as to why two apparantly intelligent chaps feel the need to pollute their prose with expletives. Do they use that kind of gutter language with their own parents,wives and children? I doubt it so why pollute their own books with it. It is not clever it is ... Read More:

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- A story about human bravery and compassion
Long Way Down tells the tale of the second journey made by the two crazy guys. Their aim: to travel on motorcycles all the way from John O'Groats... but not to Land's End. Cape Town, no less! Along the way they arranged to make stop-offs with three different charities that they're involved with, in order to raise awareness and therefore hopefully more cash for these good causes. Because of this, the book was a real mixture of tension (bike problems, falling off, scary roads, border problems etc), fun (when everything is going right, and the guys are happy on the open road) and emotion (charity visits). It all made for an enjoyable and informative read. For a non-fiction title, there was a great deal of description of many of the places the guys ... Read More:

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- Disappointing, but eventually worthwhile.
Back in 2004, actors Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman took off on a trip from London to New York, travelling the 'long way round' by motorbike. They started in London, crossed to France and then drove by road and dirt track across Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Siberia, from where they caught a plane to Anchorage, Alaska, and continued by road through Canada and the USA to New York City. A thoroughly entertaining documentary series (and DVD) and an interesting book were released to accompany the journey.

Three years later McGregor and Boorman regrouped to do it all again. This time their plan was to ride from John O'Groats at the northern-most tip of Scotland to Cape Angelhus, the southern-most point in Africa where ... Read More:

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- 5-Star reviews
If no one else has noticed; the people giving 5-star reviews seem a bit strange

I checked their other reviews, barring Robert D Lee; it's the only product they've ever reviewed
wouldn't be a big deal, yet if you look at their names, they all have a pattern of having their 'real' name, followed by a nickname surrounded by quotation marks which are all pretty similar in style such as..

Maverick "Mav"
K Stokes "K Stokes"
Emma Anderson "Em"
Holly Williams "Holls"

click on the 5-star reviews only link and see for yourself

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