January 24, 2005

Long Way Round: the book

I'm a little bit frustrated to realize that Long Way Round is almost a DVD. That is, Ewan MacGregor and Charlie Boorman's bike trip around the world has been released in Europe, but not here in the states. This series was just absolutely captivating, and I don't even like motorcycles. Please, please, go to the above link and tell Amazon you want to know when the disc will be released. You don't have to buy it, but Amazon will use it to tell the production company approximately how many people are waiting for it. In the meantime, though, if you did see the show, Ewan and Charlie (Like how I use their first names? Sorry, guys, I just feel like I know you after this. Don't worry, I know I really don't. :) ) wrote a book about it, Long Way Round : Chasing Shadows Across the World. Reviews hint that if you didn't see the show, you might not appreciate the book, but if you did, like me, it seems like a great reminder of how life changing that trip must have been for them.

And if you didn't see it, all the more reason to tell Amazon you want the DVD! (And for anybody who's got a PAL TV, you don't have to wait to buy the Long Way Round DVD!)

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Please...I've got the UK version and it's far better than what we saw here in the states.....make it and they will buy.

Jim

Posted by: Jim Simak at February 23, 2005 07:51 PM

I read the book a while before i could order the dvd. I have the uk version even though i do not live in the uk. The book was brilliant. I loved the fact that it was honnest and showed a lot of emotions. I liked the dvd, but i surely didn´t feel that connected with them as i did in the book.
Besides i feel that i got a lot more out of the book then i did out of the dvd, but on the other hand... Who doesn´t like to see Ewan and Charley do an amazing thing like that, on screen?
Think that they (book and the dvd) are both more then worthy to add to your collection.
To me it was one of the best books i have read in a very very long time...

Posted by: babs at August 22, 2005 03:35 PM
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