All the narrator does is complain. At first is seemed likably cranky, and there were spots that made me laugh. But by page 40 the narrator's complaints that the trip was boring had become, well, boring. By page 50 I realized that they were stuck having to complete the trip but that I did not have to complete the book.

Positive note: made me realize that driving through the Outback is kind of like driving through the Great Plains - monotonously beautiful and filled with tiny crappy towns. We are now flying into the Outback... ( )

This was a gentle, inoffensive drive for me when I read it all those years ago. A slightly different travelogue to those I'm used to, as Sean would cut away from the "action" to give his ratings on different types of hair product, as well as other musings.

"Sean and David's Long Drive" was quite the popular book when it was first released, at least in the university student circles I travelled in, which, in retrospect, I think was due more to the thought that if Condon could get a book deal for just driving around and the resultant manuscript, then anyone could, rather than any specific writing quality.

Condon has written a few other books, some of which I have read and, with all of them, I think Condon promises more than he could deliver. ( )

I read this book after I was here last time but it meant more now that I've seen more of Australia. I thought Sean was a bit whiny at times and I can't agree with his thoughts on backpackers==we're not all *that* bad but it's not a bad read. ( )