ROAD

I'm not gonna lie, the beginning of My Life on the Road was a little tough to get through. In fact, it was pretty slow for me up until half way through the first chapter. I probably would've stopped reading it if I had randomly picked it up at a library (I'm not a very patient guy) and the entire time I was just thinking to myself, "please don't be like that farmer book." But I'm glad I stuck with it because I actually really enjoy this book! Steinem provides a really interesting perspective on life, having been through an "unconventional" childhood and the book was actually pretty eye opening. Also, compared to Kurt, Steinem actually seems to take her audience into consideration so extra points for that Gloria.

For me, the idea that stood out the most to me was that Gloria is very candid about her life. She doesn't romanticize traveling, or embellish her stories with little lies to make them seem more interesting. She gives credit where credit is due and isn't afraid to point out the parts that sucked. I hear a lot of people nowadays saying that they want to travel more and see different places, and I'll admit that I would love to get out more too. I personally didn't travel very much in my childhood, and only recently started to travel. But having read about Gloria's childhood of never ending travel, and the struggles that came with, I'm pretty satisfied and grateful for what I've had. I guess the grass isn't always greener on the other side.