William W. Starr
Autor(a) de Whisky, Kilts, and the Loch Ness Monster: Traveling through Scotland with Boswell and Johnson
Obras de William W. Starr
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- male
- Locais de residência
- Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Membros
Resenhas
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 3
- Membros
- 31
- Popularidade
- #440,253
- Avaliação
- 3.2
- Resenhas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 4
Starr is clearly a man who loves Scotland. He is in his element while travelling through the Scottish countryside, though he harbors a certain amount of nostalgia for a Scotland long gone. Ultimately this leads to a bit of golden ageism. Starr is also a man who loves Boswell and Johnson, more so than the average reader likely will. The text is littered with passages quoted from Boswell and Johnson's own writings, more than the average reader will likely appreciate. I wish that Starr had focused more upon his own travelogue and less on Boswell and Johnson. Starr has an entertaining, Bill Bryson-like style that reads easily, but I would rather read Starr on his own than with the crutch of Boswell and Johnson.… (mais)