dougie miller

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I've tried reading this book three times and each time I just give up. The storyline premise is interesting which is why I've persevered three times but I just can't get along with the way it's written. This is only my opinion, however, but to me it is one of the least coherently written books I've read. The author seems to favour 50 words when 25 would have sufficed, and it's filled with so much in depth technical info on things that end up hindering the reader, not helping. Other issues of note for me are with the way the timeline and plot line jumps back and forth, with little warning, and commas inserted where I don't think they should be, whereby other times they should be present and they're not. I find it confusing. Admittedly, this review may be skewed as I have autism and authors can't cater for everyone, however I've read lots of books of differing genres and this is by far the most challenging I've come across.

Great North Road

From the very first episode of the 'new' Top Gear you can already see it is better than the last 2 seasons. Ironically, the least appealing aspect is the wee fella Chris. Paddy and Freddie are like a comedy double act. They seem so natural presenting the show, it's like they've been doing it for years. I thought Matt Le Blanc was the most in-natural aspect of the last couple of years. It seemed forced and far too scripted. This new team will gel even better over a few seasons so here's hoping they stick it for a good while to be honest.

Top Gear

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