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The Other American Dream

American (And the art of getting over it) by Luke Healy

March 24, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

American (And the art of getting over it) by Luke Healy can be slow in a few places. A few times I was feeling as if I was hiking a long, hot and sometimes repetitious trail. But overall the novel-graphic novel memoir is an interesting look at another American Dream. Luke grew up in Ireland with a tight family, quirky and during a time when many young Irish people were leaving Ireland for work in other places. And he had a dream. A dream to […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: Canada, hiking, Ireland, Luke Healy, Pacific Crest Trail, West - Pacific (CA//OR/WA)

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:129 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Cooking/Food, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: Canada, hiking, Ireland, Luke Healy, Pacific Crest Trail, West - Pacific (CA//OR/WA) ·
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