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Ghost Rider
- Travels on the Healing Road
- Narrated by: Brian Sutherland
- Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Entertainment & Celebrities
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Summary
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- mr Roger I Hunt
- 15-01-20
Inspired by a man's courage to live.
Last week Neil Peart passed away.
I felt a deep sadness and wanted to listen to my hero's story. I've cried, I have laughed and I've connected with him on places I've been and seen. Thank you Neil for sharing your life when it was the hardest and may you for ever shine in the heaven's.
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- flying_fin
- 07-02-16
Epic Motorcycle Journey to heal a broken heart
If you'd been through what Neil Pearl had been through you might be tempted to throw in the towel. Instead he gets the urge to go - somewhere, anywhere on his bike a day ends up travelling thousands of miles up and down Canada, USA and South America. The book comprises his attempts to come to terms with his new situation whilst recounting his adventures on "the healing Road."
I loved the book, though some of the description gets a bit long. I'm not normally Into travel writing but this is exceptional Disclosure: I am a massive Rush and Neil Pearl fan.
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- John B.
- 06-08-20
Your life will be better for reading this book
Honest and compelling.
It’s hard to imagine what the loss of a partner, and a daughter (or son) would do to somebody, but this book allows you a small insight into that world, and the road back from such a tragedy.
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- John Stephenson
- 21-03-19
Sublime
This is a modern masterpiece from Rush's chief lyricist. Well written, witty and prosaic travelogue.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-04-20
My first ever audio book...
Painful, difficult and with multiple personalities, I have loved the ‘Baby Soul’ ‘Ghost Rider’ journey across Canada and North American on the Healing Road.
References to Rush songs, along with beautiful scenic setting descriptions, gave a real insight into what someone might do, by getting on a red BMW and simply riding, when faced with complete despair.
I feel like I have a lost a friend.
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- FosseFox
- 12-02-20
Very poor narration
Love the content, hate the narrator.
Neil's story is worth telling, but not by this reader.
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- Graham
- 22-08-18
Writing and narration all wonderful
Writing and narration all wonderful. Hats off to Mr Peart. A very talented creative guy.
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- MR S D MONK
- 19-12-20
Powerful and powerless
It is hard to articulate how powerful and moving this audio book is. I'd have given it ten stars if that were possible. I hope he to now, will rest in peace.
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- Jon
- 08-06-20
Phenomenal
Absolutely brilliant. You really feel that you are there with him on his travels. An amazing account of a very hard and personal journey.
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- nicola
- 14-03-20
A Journey worth taking
I loved this listen. I went from listening to feeling the raw emotion and taking a rollercoaster ride of both laughter and deep sadness. A beautiful piece of work.
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- Chris
- 05-08-15
A very personal view of a very private man
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Yes. I have always been very interested in Mr. Peart - so it was for me... although, at times the "letters to Bruno" format was tiring.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
More log entries and less letters - I didn't care for the balance between the two as presented, but it was still enjoyable.
What about Brian Sutherland’s performance did you like?
He has a similar voice to Neil's so that was a definite plus - although a tad monotone at times... then again, with the subject matter, its understandable.
What else would you have wanted to know about Neil Peart’s life?
More details regarding drumming in general - and his new relationship with Carrie Nuttall. I felt the last chapter was too much of a whirlwind - i.e., lets wrap this thing up quickly...
Any additional comments?
All in all - a good read for the determined fan. Casual listeners will tire after about 3 hours.. I enjoyed the first 1/3 and last 1/3 the most... It seems that he was more philosophical in the beginning and then simply gave way to letter writing as opposed to journalizing in the middle... I wanted more of the Broken Man to New Found Life conversion details... although - its very possible there were none and it was simply the "time that did its healing".
Definitely reads more as a travelogue than a introspective view into his life. The introspection is there, but at times it gets tedious waiting for the details..
At this point, I want to address folks who are trying to decide if they should get this book and may have formed a negative view based on other reviews..I've read many Amazon reviews that are quite negative regarding Mr. Peart's attitude and the appearance of "Self centered narcissism of a rich man". I think this is absolutely untrue. Yes - he is in a different place in his life than most of us, but he also has a job that is MUCH more demanding than many people would ever dare to take on. He is travelling away from family and home most of the year and had to scratch and claw his way in the early years when they got literally NO radioplay. It was NOT an easy road - but his persistence paid of and he now has the comfort that so many people give him a hard time for.
Also - regarding his "attitude" toward others in the book - calling them "fat, obese, etc"... How about we try and be a bit empathetic for a minute - you just lost your entire family - and have nothing to look forward to - you are near the point of cashing it in and just eating a bullet as it were... and you expect him to be anything except apathetic, withdrawn and downright cynical? Please... he gave us a raw look at how he felt - and then people want to sit back on their laurels and criticize. Get back to me when you deal with such tragedy in your life and let me know how it went.
I applaud Neil for giving us this insight - and I hope my review is not overly critical - because I do believe that it is important to be critical if one is to gain insight and grow. So - here's to looking forward to another installment in the "Life and times of Elwood".
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- Jim In Texas!
- 25-09-14
Not happy, but fascinating
I was vaguely aware of the existence of a band called 'Rush', but I couldn't recall hearing any of their music, my tastes in music go in a different direction.
I was unaware of this Neil Peart person. I've since learned he is considered a Living God by many people, including members of my own family.
The two things I do have in common with Mr Peart is that we were both born in 1952 and we both like to take a long motorcycle ride when we feel the need to clear our head. It was motorcycles, not music, that attracted me to this book.
This isn't a particularly happy book, but it is a fascinating one. It's a good motorcycle travelogue. It's an interesting look behind the scenes of the life a famous musician. And it's a tragic story of a man dealing with what has to be about the worst loss one can imagine.
Mr Peart doesn't always come across as particularly warm or tolerant. He does come across as brutally honest with himself and his readers.
The narration and production values are excellent, the story is compelling.
I can't say I 'enjoyed' this book, the central tragedy precludes that adjective.
I am glad I read it.
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- DOUG
- 07-08-18
Little Baby Soul
An enjoyable book about getting away from grief. Neil is a world class drummer as well as writer, and while his writing is impressive with this tragic tale of escape and acceptence of the death of his daughter and wife, it dose sometimes get long in the tooth- especially with his letters to everyone and his constant telling of caring for his ‘Little Baby Soul’. The front half of the book moves faster than the second half and I felt myself speeding up the audio book to 2X just to move on from letter afeter letter.
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- MSM
- 17-12-19
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Thank you Neil Peart for sharing your rawness! Spoke to my soul! Fellow grief survivor after losing my husband, my daughter and my boyfriend over the past 8 years. Sure makes me want to get a motorcycle. I’ll stick to running 5ks and half marathons!
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- Alpha
- 09-05-18
Great story of heartbreak and the process of healing!
As a fellow man who understands the call of the road. Having driven most of the western states I know how it’s alluring! More recently riding a motorcycle as well! This heart wrenching story is written in such a way as that you can experience the motorcycle trip and also feel great empathy for someone’s pain and healing as well. Understanding that you don’t fully understand what you have not personally experienced!
Thank you Neil for sharing your story with us!
It is a great privilege to be let into your pain and healing!
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- PT
- 21-04-18
Surprising… At First
From reading reviews I was expecting a lot of philosophizing. At the beginning there wasn’t much of that. In the latter part of the book, which I suppose is the Letters section, there was a lot of philosophizing. Being a “philosophizer” myself I didn’t mind too much, but it wasn’t as good as the travelogue pieces.
Having ridden probably only a fraction as much as Mr. Peart (350 K miles in 40 years) I found the travel log more fun than most. So many of those tales are “We Went Here, We Saw That, We Ate Something. We Went There, Saw That, Ate Something.“ I did like the philosophizing more than I did in Pirsig’s book. Being a technical writer who also reached the end of the road, I never found Pirsig very affecting.
At least Peart only called his bike a “steed“ three or four times. (My pet peeve. 😉 )
A lot of effort went into this book and I think it is worth a read.
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- Wayne
- 18-02-20
Started Ok
As a recent retiree and a new motorcycle rider/tourer, I enjoyed hearing of the same rides I’ve made in the last 4 years, almost identical in the first few chapters. The enjoyment petered our, with the incessant whining. The “just saying “ phrase got to be annoying. After all the grieving, he finds a new soul mate! Hard to relate, not being blessed with talent and loads of cash. Sorry, don’t mean to offend fans, my son loves Rush. Just sayin
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- Oakley Hill
- 28-02-18
I really enjoyed this book.
drummers make good thinkers it seems. I really enjoyed this book, and not only cause I was invested in the character(s). I think we hurt less when we hurt together, and one way of hurting together is by reading and writing. there's a lot to learn in these pages.
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- 06-09-17
A must read for the grieving.
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes. If you like "RUSH" music and if you have read Neil's previous work.
What did you like best about this story?
The Humor.
Which scene was your favorite?
Being to many of the landscapes he visited already
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Heals resting on the headers.
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- 15-06-16
A man's journey to accepting his. it is, what is
This book by Neil Peart the drummer for the band RUSH tells the story of how even the "Rich and Famous" are affected by the loss of those you love. The opening chapters are riveting as he lights the fuse of his journey rocket. The feelings and emotions are raw, real and, let's face it quite sad.
Neil's only recourse..... "Keep moving"
It's important to note that this story didn't start out to be a book. Like many books it was a personal collection of his thoughts and feelings in the form of a journal. It wasn't until sometime after he collected this thoughts and put them in the form of a book.
So the story begins, with lost love and his journey to accepting "what is" his chosen method is the Motorcycle. His bike becomes a metaphor for his personal, emotional, and spiritual survival. As long as he keeps moving, his mind remains occupied.
The early parts of the book were great. His travels across Canada, to Alaska, and the Arctic circle. His trip continues back through Alaska, and into Washington, California and then the deserts of the Midwest, then to Mexico. Each of these "mini trips" told with great detail. Detail so clear you can almost be riding with him...
For me as the story continued it started to become ... Bla Bla Bla... His letters to his best friend Brutus seemed to be a crutch for actual writing a book. Perhaps because it wasn't a book originally...
Towards the end, Neil takes you at times on what seems like a day by day account of his life in the late 1990's both on and off his bike. Life as a famous drummer, Friend and human. Then he kind of skips a few years, says he got re-married and they live happily ever after..
I was left with a WTH just happened moment. In my mind he kind of "punted" the ending... After a long journey you often look back, and after the Ghost Rider journey I looked back and could easily see the wake of the writing.
Phase 1 A lot of detail, feelings emotions, and suffering
Phase 2 I'm getting board now but I have to make more pages
Phase 3 Page count hit... We all lived happily ever after
In short, it is a good enough book that I gave it 4 stars across the board. I'm glad I listened to it, but it is not one I'd listen to a second time.
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