Sideways
Sideways is the story of two friends-Miles and Jack-going away together for the last time to steep themselves in everything that makes it good to be young and single: pinot, putting, and prowling bars. In the week before Jack plans to marry, the pair heads out from Los Angeles to the Santa Ynez...
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Sideways is the story of two friends-Miles and Jack-going away together for the last time to steep themselves in everything that makes it good to be young and single: pinot, putting, and prowling bars. In the week before Jack plans to marry, the pair heads out from Los Angeles to the Santa Ynez wine country. For Jack, the tasting tour is Seven Days to D-Day, his final stretch of freedom. For Miles--who has divorced his wife, is facing an uncertain career and has lost his passion for living-the trip is a weeklong opportunity to evaluate his past, his future and himself. A raucous and surprising novel filled with wonderful details about wine, Sideways is also a thought-provoking and funny book about men, women, and human relationships.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312342517 (0312342519)
ASIN: 312342519
Publish date: October 1st 2004
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Travel,
Humor,
Literature,
Food And Drink,
Food,
Adult Fiction,
American,
Contemporary,
Relationships,
Alcohol,
Wine
Maybe I should invent a shelf for books where I almost cried, or books where I couldn't breathe for a few seconds while reading it. This was not what I expected, and far better for it.Edit: probably won't be watching the film though. Don't think I could take Lyle van de Groot seriously as Jack.
Maybe I should invent a shelf for books where I almost cried, or books where I couldn't breathe for a few seconds while reading it. This was not what I expected, and far better for it.Edit: probably won't be watching the film though. Don't think I could take Lyle van de Groot seriously as Jack.
What a great read! Love the movie as well.
One of those rare instances where the film was drastically better than the book.