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I will never look at parking the same way again. I think the title is a bit wrong, it should be “Explains North America”.

This was a fun book if you're a fan of the show. Porter worked for “New Top Gear“ as the script editor during all the seasons that Clarkson, May, and Hammond were the presenters. The book is roughly linear but divided into very short chapters that each kind of read like their own little essay, so at times it felt a little abrupt, but also meant that it was easy to delve in and out of. As you'd expect, the writing is a bit snarky and entertaining⬇

Sad events of a misguided youth in urban Detroit around 1960. Alex lives with his alcoholic dad who works 2nd shift at a car factory. I enjoyed the ups and downs of the book, cheering for Alex, hoping he would make it through his hardships to lead a good life. He is a complex character with a complicated history. The story takes place over the course of about a school year, but has many flashbacks giving the characters tangible depth.

It was a November afternoon in Queens and Jie Zou was looking for a parking spot.
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Mmm, experimental ! Good for Ballard that he doesn‘t give a monkey‘s. Written in the 70s too, wow. Not for the fainthearted.

And of course I couldn‘t pass this up for $3! We‘ve read through his Cars 5 minute stories book too many times- mama needs new material 😂

1. Nope. It was a WHOLE thing though 🤣 apparently, I‘ve never been told the WHOLE STORY….

2. 🚘 📕

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1. No, I don‘t. I also don‘t drive because I don‘t know how to drive.

2. The only book I‘ve read that features a car that I would recommend reading is the tagged book. It‘s very creepy how the car comes to life and how the people driving the car become different people. It‘s a long time from now but this book would be perfect for spooky season. It‘s not a very long book either.

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#two4tuesday Thanks @lynneamch for the tag!

1) Absolutely and I miss driving a stick shift. My little 1969 VW bug I named Bobert. Loved that little car. We had a lot of good times together

2) I drove Bobert in high school (early 1980s) so of course my fave author from those days was Stephen King, which means I thought of Christine and Cujo!

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