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On the road to nowhere

Nomadland by Jessica Bruder

August 4, 2023 by Merryn 2 Comments

Bingo: On the Road; Passport: USA Jessica Bruder’s Nomadland documents several years of immersion into the subculture of vandwellers, people who call themselves houseless rather than homeless, living in their vehicles and moving between seasonal jobs such as camp hosting in national parks, Amazon’s Camperforce, and harvesting crops.  The narrative follows a number of members and leaders of the vandweller community, but the focus character is Linda May who lives  with her dog Coco in a 1974 ten-foot trailer towed behind a Jeep. Like most […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: CBR15, cbr15bingo, CBR15Passport, Jessica Bruder

Merryn's CBR15 Review No:5 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: CBR15, cbr15bingo, CBR15Passport, Jessica Bruder ·
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He who would travel happily must travel light

Nomadland by Jessica Bruder

May 12, 2020 by Sophia Leave a Comment

“Despite a lack of hard numbers, anecdotal evidence suggests the ranks of American itinerants started to boom after the housing collapse and have kept growing.” (50) I’m not sure how I first stumbled on the Youtube videos, but I love camping and traveling. I was intrigued and excited when a video showed me how to build a plywood bed so I could comfortably sleep in my Rav4 (with storage underneath!). It’s amazing to see the creativity and ingenuity of how people have turned their vehicles […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Jessica Bruder

Sophia's CBR12 Review No:17 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Jessica Bruder ·
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