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David Pearlman, 74, is a restless and migratory soul, a mariner, a musician, a member of the Explorers Club and a friend of the San Francisco Beats, a former preacher and sign painter, a polymath, a pauper, and a football strategist for the Red Mesa Redskins of the Navajo Nation. When he recovered from a near-fatal illness at 50, he felt so different that he decided he needed a new name, and began calling himself Poppa Neutrino. He believes that each person, to be truly happy, must define his or her three deepest desires and pursue them remorselessly. Inspired by Thor Heyerdahl, Neutrino is the only man ever to build a raft from garbage he found on the streets of New York and sail it across the North Atlantic. Meanwhile, he invented an unstoppable football play, which one coach describes as being as innovative as the forward pass.--From publisher description. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I did enjoy learning more about Poppa Neutrino, and his adventures, but I did not care for the writing style of Alec Wilkinson. He traveled with Poppa Neutrino for short periods, I assume to research for this book. He would throw in random sentences about things like scenery. (one about plastic bags caught on a barbed wire fence comes to mind), which would just make me wonder why he chose to do that. Wilkinson also used the words "as if" so many times, it became a source of irritation for me. I am no expert on writing styles. The following blurbs on the book jacket make me wonder why I thought Wilkinson's writing style was not great. The only person I was familiar with is Garrison Keillor.
From Keillor: "The writing is elegant, and the book, I think, is a masterpiece."
Other blurbs on the writing of this book are from Sebastian Junger, "Wilkinson's writing is so flawless and engaging..." and Edward Hirsch, "Alec Wilkinson has been preparing all his life to write this masterpiece of joy..." ( )