Just Crazy Enough to Work
How to Fail on the Silk Road
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Just Crazy Enough to Work
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Stu Nugent
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What happens when a journey goes wrong? What happens when a travel book doesn't have a happy ending?
Stu Nugent was never a good candidate for a round-the-world cycling trip. He was, and remains, a coward. In a flash of uncharacteristic daring, he attempted to cycle the Northern Silk Road, from Shanghai to Europe. He failed. He failed dramatically.
Against a backdrop of the world's most staggering, awe-inspiring landscapes, he was forced to smoke opium at gunpoint, attacked by a snake in a remote Kyrgyz river, robbed at gunpoint by the police, and eventually imprisoned in anonymous jail somewhere on the Kazakh steppe.
How did it all go so wrong?
©2022 Stuart Nugent (P)2022 Stuart Nugent
The first time I heared from Stu was a random video suggestion from Youtube where a bearded bloke mentionen cycling across Asia drinking a bottle of vodka a day. Being an avid long distance cyclist myself I was instantly hooked by the sheer insanity of this "idea". Started watching his channel which is mainly about recovery from alcoholism.
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Pros:
I did not just listen to it, I was THERE with Stu. I experienced what he experienced, felt what he felt, I felt his awe, his joy, his pain, anger and every setback in visceral detail. The authors way with words, his vurnerability and his voice made this audiobook a very intimate experience. I am not afraid to say I have ever listened to something that immersive and personal.
Cons:
I can't help but feel that some of the encounters are made up to spice up the story or at least slightly or massively exaggerated. I do not want to do the author injustice and would happily give him the benefit of the doubt, but this little "come on, that did not really happen" with a smile and a wink is there.
There are some technical/editing issues too. A couple of times the audio abruptly cuts off and some other part of the story starts somewhere halfway. Throws you out of the immersion, but all in all just a little inconvenience.
Conclusion:
I wish Stuart all the best in his recovery and with his YT channel and really, really, REALLY hope he is working on another book or two because I am sure this guy has some stories to tell. And with his voice I could listen to this man reciting a telephone book for hours and not get bored
cheers
I was there with Stu
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