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The masked rider: Cycling in West Africa (Paperback)

by Neil Peart (Author)

4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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Product Details

Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Pottersfield Press (Jan 1 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1895900026
ISBN-13: 978-1895900026
Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 2 cm
Shipping Weight: 545 g

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #257,413 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Neil Peart cycles his way through West Africa and brings us along with him, dysentery and all. The Masked Rider details his physical and spiritual journey, through photographs, journal entries, and tales of adventure. Peart's "masks" are the masks that we wear--culture, psychology, labels, expectations--and his book reveals how traveling in a very foreign land allows us to peer behind them.

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"Cycling is a good way to travel anywhere, but especially in Africa. You are independent and mobile, and yet travel at people speed--fast enough to travel on to another town in the cooler morning hours, but slow enough to meet people: the old farmer at the roadside who raises his hand and says, 'You are welcome,' the tireless women who offer a smile to a passing cyclist, the children whose laughter transcends the humblest home."

So begins the text of Neil Peart's extraordinary journal about riding a bicycle on the roads and off the beaten track in West Africa. The Masked Rider is about the bike trek and the people who travel along with the author, including literary sidekicks Aristotle and Vincent Van Gogh. Sometimes it's a story of a tour of hell--Dante on a bicycle--as he suffered the pains of dysentery and stares down the muzzle of a drunk soldier's machine gun. Other times it's a journey of exalted discovery and African adventure of the highest calibre.

Neil Peart is the drummer and lyricist of the rock band Rush.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book, Jun 13 2009

By	K. Churchill (Vancouver, BC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Not only is Neil Peart an awesome drummer, he is also an awesome writer. His writing style makes you feel as if you were there with him. It was hard to put it down once I started reading. I highly recommend this book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great book minor complaint, Jun 21 2004

By	Paul Wentworth (Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I read The Masked Rider after Ghost Rider. That was one of the reasons why I read this one as he caught my interest by the great details of every point on his trip. Masked Rider was the same. He must have kept a great journal to be able to detail every point and feeling on his ride. A lot of the book was soul searching for him as well as trying to figure out his ride companions. It was a book that couldn't be put down as I ride bikes too and could envision everything he was talking about. I would give the book 5 stars if it was not for my next point.
As we all know Rush have been around for 30 years now and have sold millions of albums. I too, am one of their biggest fans. However, I could not get over the fact of how cheap Peart is!! From the fact that he turned his back on the woman on the train who was robbed, to standing back and watching vendors at the market so he could see what a fair price for merchandise was going for, or taking advantage of a kid to get his bike washed for $1.00, to living in the poorest conditions at hotels so the tour guide Dave wouldn't stretch his budget. I realize the tour was paid for in advance by each member, but could he not kick in a few bucks to make this an enjoyable ride, even if they were going to experience the whole thing, hardships and all? Also I don't think he ever let anyone in his group know who he "was". And did they pick up his book years later only to find it was them he was tearing apart? I'm sorry, but I found the same thing running in Ghost Rider. This did not keep me from reading an otherwise excellent book. Maybe the next trip he goes on he should not only dig down deep to soul search, but maybe dig down deeper in his pockets too!!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Camarooned, April 12 2004

By	Don Gunn (on a brown Cannondale in Hellifax) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I stumbled onto this book and had no idea about Peart's books or other job/personla history. Immediately I noticed that he has a great writing stlye, very much like the way any cyclinst ponders life as they slug away on the cranks weherever their travels find them.
I was a bit surprised at the focus of the personalities of the group, I expected more on Africa itself, but I can't say it was a totally unpleasant turn.
Great book, definately didn't convince me to pack up my roadbike and spend a month in africa though, but reading the book was a good trip.
The presentation and layout was really impressive, the book was a pleasure to go through, hard to put down really. Peart's style is pretty great, I'll check out another one some time I bet.
So if you dig on cycling trips, and stories check it out, or if you're a super nuts Rush fan, you might dig it.

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