| PRAISE FOR TURN
LEFT AT THE TROJAN HORSE |
"This is how a quest should be done:
You bundle up everything you know. You take stock of who you are and
who you aren't. You head out armed with humility and outrageous
playfulness. You look for meaning, laughing at your own
self-consciousness... Herzog's stitching is so good, so seamless —
he follows Odysseus' story until it becomes his own... Herzog looks,
listens and gives us dozens of real characters and plenty of reasons
to leave home." --
Los Angeles Times
"Herzog obviously has a great
affinity and unwavering respect for the Greek greats who predicated
his epic journey, and his vast knowledge shines through in elaborate
detail. Each of the pages here reads like an abridged history lesson
on the great hits in Greek literature... Herzog even does most
formidable translators one better by rendering the work relatable
and relevant to even the most skeptical of sneering, reluctant
scholars... In Turn Left at the Trojan Horse, Homer meets
Holden in the dynamic persona of forty-ish, balding, directionless
everyman Herzog, and the marriage of the three makes for endlessly
readable, never dull prose -- not to mention one hell of a voyage to
undergo by proxy... spending time in Herzog’s world and its salt of
the earth citizenry is as entertaining and enjoyable as it is
educational and thought-provoking... Hop aboard and smile the whole
way through the ride." --
Bookslut.com
"Brad Herzog's existential crisis
will be your deeply fulfilling summer entertainment... Herzog makes
learning fun. And he puts his ego on the line with such brutal
honesty that you'll wonder if he whispered this entire story to you
over a bottle or two of wine at his house. His descriptions of his
own life are artful and hilarious... Herzog managed to pull off
chronicling an introspective journey without sounding whiny or
tortured or self-absorbed. OK, maybe a little self-absorbed. Still,
the book has such wide appeal that it hardly matters." -- The
Gazette (Maryland)
"Herzog’s third travel memoir follows
the highways cross-country examining the idea of the hero along the
way. He also captures stunning details of the American landscape.
There are flashes of excellent self-awareness…the denouement, the
hero’s return, is irresistible...a near-perfect ending." -- Kirkus
Reviews
"Thank you Brad Herzog for taking me on
a truly epic journey. To quote another storyteller, his
words winged like arrows to the mark."
-- AJ Jacobs, author of The Know-It-All and The Year of
Living Biblically
"Turn Left at the Trojan Horse had me howling
with laughter and nodding pensively at the razor sharp observation.
His epic road trip, tinged with local culture and flavored with the
Greek myths, is the stuff of legend itself and puts Herzog at the
forefront of the genre."
-- Tahir Shah, author of The Caliph's House and In
Search of King Solomon's Mines
"Brad Herzog's Turn Left at the Trojan Horse
discovers the delights of the ancient world as translated
into American culture---an amusing hybrid. Along the way he
shares his own interpretations and insights about such
phenomena as high school Spartan Warriors, a huge Trojan
horse in Wisconsin, and a mysteriously difficult-to-reach
campground named Troy. Both entertaining and educational,
this is an unforgettable road trip." -- Margaret George,
author of Helen of Troy"Brad Herzog is the perfect travel companion: funny, wise
and as good a storyteller as you'll find on the open road.
You can't help but want to spend a month in his passenger
seat after reading this book."
-- Chad Millman, author of The Detonators and The Odds
"A midlife quest that while grounded
in mythology, transports the reader along a redemptive, poetic
journey through small-town America."
-- Doreen Orion, author of Queen of the Road
"Herzog cleverly reinvents the original 'road trip' in his new book,
one that is more than just a timeless journey of self-discovery. He
is at his best when taking the reader to little-known towns born of
Homer's itinerary and introducing us to the endearing people who
make these places so uniquely American. As we sit in Herzog's
passenger seat, we cannot help but stare out the window and even see
our own reflection in the glass."
-- Liz Robbins, author of A Race Like No Other
"A soulful consideration of not only
the life journey of one man, but of us all -- not just those of us
living in the here and now."
-- Robert Leonard, The Next Chapter
bookstore (Knoxville, Iowa)
"Frankly, after encountering Paul
Theroux’s well-written travelogues of life on the road, I never
again expected to find another travel writer who appealed to me more
– that was until I started reading Brad Herzog’s Turn Left at the
Trojan Horse."
-- Lois Henderson, bookpleasures.com
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