Slaying the badger, carry on or stop reading?

shouldbeinbed
shouldbeinbed Posts: 2,660
edited February 2012 in The bottom bracket
I'm about half way through and am finding it turgid and dreary in its prose. I've had all the background and Hinault is Grumpy, LeMond was a funny bugger chapters I could ever want in my life, I know wht they were like and where they were from. It should have cut to the chase 75 pages ago.

If I carry on until it actually gets to the LeMond Hinault 86 TdF racing will it be worth it?

(edit - spelling Bernard's name right would help)

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  • neilo23
    neilo23 Posts: 783
    Don't you want to find out who won the race?
  • rothers_bikeo
    rothers_bikeo Posts: 225
    I'm about 1/3 the way through. Had great hopes for this book but likewise am finding it poor. The descriptions of Lemond & Hinault are just generic good boy / bad boy stuff, no gripping insights into what really made them tick.
  • TheStone
    TheStone Posts: 2,291
    The older I get, the less time I give a book.
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  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    People's opinions will vary, as will their patience.

    I am more than 2/3 the way through and have found it repetative.
    However, the pace picks up proportionally as the race nears it's end.
    I am at the point where they have just finished the Ventoux and I am really getting into it now.

    I would say stick with it but I may have more patience.
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • sheffsimon
    sheffsimon Posts: 1,282
    Just finished Fignon's book, which I thought was worth a read....

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