By Any Means

De: Charley Boorman

Narrado por: Rupert Degas

Four million captivated viewers watched Charley Boorman complete his last adventure - Long Way Down - which took him from John O'Groats to Cape Town. Along with Ewan McGregor he achieved not only this amazing feat, but also circumnavigated the globe on the Long Way Round. In between these two incredible journeys, he found the time to compete in the Dakar Rally, telling his story in his best-selling book Race to Dakar.

Charley's passion for travel and adventure continues in his new challenge - By Any Means. Travelling from his home town in Co Wicklow all the way to Sydney, he will use any means he can to reach his destination, via transport as diverse as steam train, horse, boat, kayak, truck, and tuk-tuk. And of course his beloved motorbike!

Whether crossing the Black Sea, trekking through Tibet, riding an elephant in India or hiking through the forests of Papua New Guinea, this will be a unique opportunity to meet fascinating people and explore extraordinary places. With trademark enthusiasm, dedication, and good humour, Charley's new trip is set to be his most challenging yet.

©2008 Charley Boorman (P)2008 Hachette Digital

Been there done that kinda book...

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Not really. It was interesting and all but again, it wasn't about riding a motorcycle as much as it was the challenge of traveling from one place to another "by any means".

If you’ve listened to books by Charley Boorman before, how does this one compare?

It was on par with the others.

What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?

It was okay. Not super captivating.

Could you see By Any Means being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

Not really. Wasn't that interesting but I suppose if one were to take some creative liberties I suppose it could be a good comedy.

Missed oppurtunity

Narration is very sleepy with little attempt to differentiate voice between characters. And the guy sounds much more soft and feminine than charlie which is off putting.

The main problem is that the text comes off like a laundry list of chores in bullet point form. Listing like "we went here, then used that, the the next day we went here and so on". Very little space is allocated to describing the places and people encountered.