Reviews for Nicholson Guide to the Waterways 2: Severn, Avon & Birmingham

The average rating for Nicholson Guide to the Waterways 2: Severn, Avon & Birmingham based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-06-09 00:00:00 Jaime Gutierrez Don't read this if you have any self-respect. Apart from the movie anecdotes (which are ok), this is one long Daily Mail-esque rambling on how the olden days were great, and how kids today need shooting. (Well, not in so many words) For such an intelligent author I was surprised how much he resorts to hyperbole and tittle-tattle when it comes to the state of the nation and "political correctness gone maaaad" arguments. He describes vague stereotypes as fact, and never specifies where his information comes from. He even repeats the old urban myth of the banning of 'Baa Baa Black Sheep' in nurseries (that never happened.) It's like Richard Littlejohn was the ghost writer.

Review # 2 was written on 2021-05-07 00:00:00 James Reid I personally did not find the film recollections interesting as I'm not into that sort of thing. I agreed with more or less all of his opinions Fraser expresses about the modern world in this book, the part about Scotland particularly touched me as, like Fraser I too am connected with both England and Scotland. It is when Fraser describes the past he is crosses to the near sublime be he describing his Granny imparting highland tales of old as the sun sets over the hills or the final days of the Raj in India. It's enough to bring a tear tae your e'e.