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Summary: Time Capsule
Review: I read this book back when it was new and I was very young, long before I knew Beagle by way of "The Last Unicorn". It was the first road book I ever read and he swept me away. I've since driven across America four or five times, and the spirits of Peter and Phil always go with me. Just looking at this new listing makes my feet itch to go. Time to read it again.My older son is 17 now and talking of journeys; I'm ordering a copy for him.
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Summary: Time Capsule
Review: I read this book back when it was new and I was very young, long before I knew Beagle by way of "The Last Unicorn". It was the first road book I ever read and he swept me away. I've since driven across America four or five times, and the spirits of Peter and Phil always go with me. Just looking at this new listing makes my feet itch to go. Time to read it again. My older son is 17 now and talking of journeys; I'm ordering a copy for him.
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Summary: The trip we all wish we had taken
Review: This is an early 60's memoir of two young, scruffy, life-long friends making a cross-country road trip on scooters. The dialog is first-rate, funny patter. But along with the lighthearted moments are the fascinating vignettes of the people that they meet along the way. Like Peter and his friend, Phil, we are drawn into the lives of these brief aquaintances for a few hours, perhaps only minutes, and must continue the journey, never knowing what the rest of their life story will be. For this re-release, Mr. Beagle has added an afterward, telling what happened after he and Phil reached their destination, how their lives changed and how those changes affected their friendship. This addendum was particularly poignant since Mr. Beagle reflects on some unsettling post-journey developments with the insight and wisdom acquired in the succeeding 39 years.
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