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| Fruit Flies Like a Banana: England by Canal and Classic Car | 
 enlarge | Author: Steve Haywood
Publisher: Summersdale Publishers
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 83628
Media: Paperback
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 1
ISBN: 1840243511
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9781840243512
ASIN: 1840243511
Publication Date: March 31, 2004
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 Tales from the far canal June 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a kiwi living down-under with nary a canal or narrowboat within several thousand miles, Steve's description of modern and early canal boating was an interesting and compelling read. I do confess that, as my old grannie had a Triumph Herald, Steve's inclusion of his beloved Herald into the storyline was a plus for me. I could almost smell the distinctive weathered-vinyl-plastic-dashboard Herald odour wafting from the pages. Brilliant! Would have been great to see a map outlining the path of 'Justice' through the canal system but, like Bryson, Steve makes one resort to a Googlemap for reference of his wanderings. Looking forward to Steve's next book.
 What a painful read December 18, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
There's something majestic and appealing about life on the canals and although I can see Steve Haywards passion in his words, I couldn't wait to finish the book. It wasn't enjoyable to read. I found the book bland and too disjointed. His references and his opinions of the dramas of the IWA read at times like filler in an already lean storyline.
 What a disappointment January 19, 2006
4 out of 14 found this review helpful
Easily the worst book I have read in a very long time.
I was expecting, at worst, a twee travelogue, at best a ripping yarn of life on the road and water.
Instead a dreary account of boaty & car-ry things, interspersed with unnecessary, entrenched opinion, and the lives of key players in the history of inland waterway restoration replayed in a way that begs the only question "who cares?"
Only sheer bloody-minded determination kept me going to the end (although the best is saved to last with the account of the Shapness to Bristol crossing)
Canals and boaters as they really are March 25, 2004
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
What an excellent book! There are a number of books about the experience of boating on England's canals and rivers written by enthusiasts, and some written by professional journalists, but Steve Hayward is the first in modern times (since LTC Rolt, in fact) to be both well informed about waterways and a professional writer.This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to know what canals and boaters are really like, and for all those already infected by the bug but presently deprived of being on the water. I read it from cover to cover within 24 hours of getting it, and the only reason I'm not re-reading it right now is because my wife has stolen it.
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