Light Nights and Wet Feet: A Walk Through Modern Scotland

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Summary: Easy Pleasure
Review: Glide through this book like a good television presentation. Arrived a little slow in the post.

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Summary: Gem of the Edinburgh literary festival
Review: I found this by accident at the Festival. It took me two chapters to get the rhythm of the book, then I tore through it like a favourite food.

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Summary: Another work please. Can we get more?
Review: I normally don't like travel books, but my girlfriend is a "Scottophile" and bought this for me. This book was entrancing. It is not just about descriptions of a place but also about the internal experience a traveller has while moving around. I don't mean to say that the book focussed too much on the writer, but it was a very entertaining interface between the travellor and the travelled country. Kind of confusing at first, then you just devour it until you finish it. Funny and a little outrageous.

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Summary: This is a funny and intimate work.
Review: I picked this book out because of my own Celtic background. (Manx) With the exception of the last chapter which is an interview with a political party member, the book is a combination of the author's personal presence and a presentation of who the Scots are and what their country is like. Unlike other travel books I have read, this author does not get bogged down in description or make fun of people to be mean. It is more like a good-natured dream with a lot of intelligence and humor. Someone said that in every fat book there is a skinny book trying to get out. This is that skinny book.

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Summary: OF NO HELP
Review: I purshased this book over the internet hoping it would be of value for an upcoming school report our teacher is making us do. Each of us had to pick a foreign country , I picked Scotland because that is my nationality. This book really gave me nothing I could use. It is not much about Scotland but is about what someone bored with life does. Maybe I'm too young to get it, but I cant fathom why this book was done, or even what it is about. I see the author has other ways of making some money. He should stick to them. As for me, I got an A on the report because I used the encyclopedia built into my computer. As part of this class project we also had to write a review on amazon. There isn't much to say besides if you need to find out alot about Scotland for a school report, find a better book!

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Summary: An entertaining and fast paced read
Review: If you are looking for a visit to Edinburgh Castle or Rabbie Burns cottage, get another book. But if you want an entertaining read that shows us a side of Scotland that you don't get on a eight day tour of Scotland, you should read this. Forget any stereotypes you may have about Scotland. This book can be disconcerting.

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Summary: The new edition is now available. Buy it!
Review: Read the second edition. The minor errors have been corrected I guess because I found none. The format is funny and fun. An elegant mind. I recommend it.

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Summary: Very good sense of place. "Scottland"?
Review: Seems as if you Yanks (or Yank from the look of it) are having trouble sleeping and spelling. This is an unusual travelogue which was quite compelling in it's own way. It's a walking story. Don't understand all the rancour. Maybe I have just never been to "Scottland". Ordering this book was a little confusing over the computer.

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Summary: This book is like sushi
Review: The book took me a chapter to get used to it. Then I stopped being disoriented and really liked it. Since I come from a background which does not like raw things, I was reminded of the first time I was offered Japanese food. At first I said "no". Then I tried it to be a good sport. Then I came to crave it. I expected more facts about places in Scotland, but it didn't matter after a while because it is a book that makes you feel what it is like there. Strange in a good way. I want to know more now.

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Summary: This guy is vastly original and intelligent. Real fun.
Review: The first thing you notice when you get into this book, is that you can't read it fast enough. Each passage makes you want to know what is coming next. The author develops a personal voice without becoming focussed on himself, while taking the reader through Scotland and exploring the things that give his experiences meaning. It is funny, fantastic, intelligent and so cute. ...

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