The Immortal Class: Bike Messengers and the Cult of Human Power
by Travis Culley
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Author: Travis CulleyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-08-13
ISBN: 0375760245
Number of pages: 324
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
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- ISBN13: 9780375760242
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of The Immortal Class: Bike Messengers and the Cult of Human Power
Book Review: A Bit Self-Serving, Not A Bad Read
Summary: 3 Stars
I must admit that I bought this book and was thoroughly enchanted by it. I believed that I was buying a book written by a verteran bike messenger off the streets of Chicago. It wasn't until after I did some research that I discovered Mr Culley had taken other people's stories and inserted himself into the role of the protagonist. This was a bit of a letdown. I was further disappointed to discover that Mr Culley had been on-the-job for less than a year before he decided to write this book, or, at least, assemble it.
The book does tend to wander a bit, Travis seems to enjoy going on and on about things, then go off in the middle to talk about something else, and then return to the original story. Irritating, but not too bad that you want to throw the book away.
I found it rather interesting as how easily this book reminded me of the movie "Quicksilver". A newcomer to the bike messenger life quickly becomes the best there is - a "rock star" as Travis describes himself, at one point - and quickly overshadows those who had been on the streets for years.
With all of his statements about bicycle advocacy, and his place in the spotlight after the release of this book, you would think that a sincere person would continue to use his newfound fame to continue to work for those aspirations he mentioned in the book. Not so with Travis Culley. He wrote his book, made his money and enjoyed the fame. Nothing else after that for either bike messengers or the cycling community that I am aware of at this time.
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