This book seemed wonderful at first, the first two chapters made me both laugh aloud and cry. I enjoyed the entire first third of the book, but it became very repetitive. This story was not at all plot driven. It just plods along the trail:
We saw this person.
My trike broke.
This guy fixed it.
It rained.
We biked.
Nature is beautiful.
We saw another person.
My trike broke.
I fixed it.
I saw a snake.
etc etc
Eventually, I found Sean Dietrich's humor grating and I couldn't wait for the book to end.
This is the kind of book you can only read in one sitting, or in short bursts once a week. I doubt I'll ever read any other books by Sean, but I've heard he's written some shorter stuff and I might go for that.
I will say that this book was not all fun and games. Every once in a while Sean would bring up people dying of cancer or how his father's suicide traumatized him and there would be an abrupt mood shift. This wasn't done badly though, and it didn't feel jarring.
Sean's voice was very natural and inviting. I feel like I really know him. (To the point where I am calling some man I have never and will never meet by his first name)
This book also managed not to get too preachy, which I was a little nervous about going into it.
I definitely recommend this to people who enjoyed The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, because this had a similar vibe.
We saw this person.
My trike broke.
This guy fixed it.
It rained.
We biked.
Nature is beautiful.
We saw another person.
My trike broke.
I fixed it.
I saw a snake.
etc etc
Eventually, I found Sean Dietrich's humor grating and I couldn't wait for the book to end.
This is the kind of book you can only read in one sitting, or in short bursts once a week. I doubt I'll ever read any other books by Sean, but I've heard he's written some shorter stuff and I might go for that.
I will say that this book was not all fun and games. Every once in a while Sean would bring up people dying of cancer or how his father's suicide traumatized him and there would be an abrupt mood shift. This wasn't done badly though, and it didn't feel jarring.
Sean's voice was very natural and inviting. I feel like I really know him. (To the point where I am calling some man I have never and will never meet by his first name)
This book also managed not to get too preachy, which I was a little nervous about going into it.
I definitely recommend this to people who enjoyed The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, because this had a similar vibe.