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(More customer reviews)There's some insightful, inspiring material on travel in this book. I read it while traveling from Massachusetts to Louisiana on the open road, which added to the flavor of the event. I love the road anyway. Connecting with another road lover was a bonus. That's how I recommend reading it, i.e., while traveling.
While some of the insight is useful, in other places, Primeau has a very skewed perspective and his interpretation is totally bogus. In some places he over analyzes and takes things way too seriously. So that him in context. Enjoy some of what he says and disregard the rest.
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In journeys of self-discovery, quests to define our nationalidentity, opportunities to escape from the daily routine, andexpression s of social protest-the American road narrative has been asignificant and popular literary genre for four decades. Romance ofthe Road captures America's love affair with roads, cars, travel,speed, and the lure of open spaces. With roots reaching back to questromance and pilgrimage, the literature of the American highwayexplores our diverse and often conflicted cultural values. Thiscomprehensive study of an important American art form examines howroad narratives create dialogues between travelers, authors, andreaders about who we are, what we value, and where we hope to begoing.
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