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Title: Disappointment after BLJ
Review: This books pales in comparison to his "Blue Like Jazz". While a cross country road trip is a great premise for a book- this one just falls flat. The conversations seem wooden and not terribly realistic for two 'dudes' traveling together. The 3rd character, their ancient VW van which breaks down at frequent intervals, should have been given a name to add some texture and imagination at least.I think the fact that they had to travel mostly on interstates and had very little time to actually linger in the towns and backwaters they encountered meant that at best you have a few meaningful encounters but largely time is spent just trying to cover mileage fast and cheap.Average read and I've already put it in the 'goodwill' box.
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