I found the “I’m too stupid to tie a knot thing“ tough to stomach, but once we got adjusted to it, the story was one I was happy to be along for. In the end, he was a sympathetic character but I found myself drawn in by. ( )

I've been a fan of Moore since the "Frost on my mustache" days and knew I would be in for a humorous time reading "Spanish Steps", and I was right.

Moore takes a donkey named Shinto for a trek along the Santiago Compostella, the famous pilgrim trek across Spain. While we hope that Shinto wasn't mistreated, we get a history of the trek, the area and we meet the fellow pilgrims making their way to Santiago, including an Australian who, completely unsurprisingly, drank a lot. ( )

My only two complaints about this book are that I found it a bit difficult to keep all the pilgrims he met straight and I was slightly disappointed that there were no pictures of his trip included in the book, seeing as he mentioned within the book several memorable pictures that he took. I particularly wanted to see him and Shinto together. Otherwise, I thought it was hilarious and very well-written. ( )

manchmal etwas zu gewollt komisch (englischer Humor?), ein wenig oberflächlich, ansonsten aber lesbar ( )

Very funny at times although towards the end of the book I just wanted him to get there. ( )