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Peking to Paris by Dina Bennett

Peking to Paris

Life and Love on a Short Drive Around Half the World

by Dina Bennett

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  • May 2013, 276 pages
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Jeanne B. (Takoma Park, MD)

Slow going
As a lifelong fan of adventure travel, I really looked forward to this book. Not even 50 pages into it, though, I realized my mistake. It's not about the travel, it's all about the author and she's a diva. No matter how charming and self-deprecating she is about her inability to use a GPS, there is still an undertone of whininess and entitlement that permeates the entire book. She portrays herself as exactly the type of American traveler I dread encountering abroad. The book was far too thin on actual people and places visited along the way. I had a hard time finishing it.
Darlyne F. (Hunter, ND)

Peking to Paris
I found this book to be very boring. I got tired of reading about her car sickness and so on. I'm sure people who are interested in cars and car rallies would enjoy reading the book.
Judith M. (San Diego, CA)

Disappointing Road Trip
Unfortunately I was disappointed in Peking to Paris. I expected an exciting road trip, but what I read was a lot of whining and bragging by the author!
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