Almost Heaven : Travels through the Backwoods of America

by Martin Fletcher

Release Date: 01 February, 2000

Edition: Paperback

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Good, solid read

I'm sure this trip could only have been undertaken by a journalist. No other professions have this many contacts as it was obvious that Fletcher was not driving randomly about the country. No sarcasm or cheap shots markes this out as something different.

An accidental treat.

I'll admit that this book didn't jump off the shelf at me. In fact, I got it at a bargain sale at our college on the sole premise that I couldn't go wrong with a travelogue for a buck. However, in retrospect, I would easily pay full price for this book. It's an interesting, relaxing, and fun read.

There's enough written here about the premise of the book. I thought it was captivating though to see the real cross-section of America that he was able to meet just by hopping in his car and taking off. For those of us that are much too shy to travel across America and walk up to strangers and introduce ourselves, or for those too tied down for an extended road trip, this is a great book through which to live vicariously.