Reviews for The Road to McCarthy: Around the World in Search of Ireland

The average rating for The Road to McCarthy: Around the World in Search of Ireland based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-05-31 00:00:00 Bobby Roebuck I savored this because there isn't another one. McCarthy is back on the road, searching for his Irishness or Ireland, or just a great pub. I love his travel methodology and wish I could be as relaxed in my approach to life. He followed the Irish diaspora to Van Dieman's Land, Montana, Monserratt, and even ventured to Alaska. I love most his enjoyment of the unexpected. He heads out to see or do one thing, but the real delight of the journey is all the stuff that he wasn't expecting. This tale is a bit darker - he was clearly disturbed by the horrors of the prisons and not surprising. That much pain in one place has to linger for generations. I was sad to find out Pete McCarthy died. His books are funny and fun and a joy to read. Hopefully there is a most excellent selection of pubs wherever he is.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-03-02 00:00:00 Michelle Haag I rarely give five stars. I'd have given this six. This is beyond doubt one of the funniest travel books I've ever read, but it's also packed with glorious trivia, and the guy has that rare gift of being able to have you laughing out loud with a sentence, and gulping with emotion the next. I now really NEED to visit Tasmania and Montserrat, with a possible side-trip to Tangier, before the bucket-list is complete. GREAT book! p.s. I just found out that Pete died eight years ago, and way too young. Proving that God has no sense of humour, but is a master of irony.