Being a first time novelist and self-published, I want to throw my support toward other authors in the same position. With that said, I downloaded from the Kindle store 150 Watts of Awesome by Anna Zimmerman. I don’t know Anna but we have a friend in common, Libby Koch. Libby lived across the hall from me freshman year in the dorms at Texas A&M and after a bout as a lawyer, she is now also chasing after her dreams as a musician based in Houston. Go check out her music!
But, back to the book review…I went to Anna’s blog and it looks like she’s maybe reworking the book a little bit so be sure and follow her along; but I read it as she originally wrote it.
First I should probably say I have no clue about anything cycling related. I know some people really into it, I’ve heard of Lance Armstrong and the Tour de France, but that’s where my knowledge on the subject ends. With that said, even though the book does have quite a bit of cycling talk, you don’t have be an avid cycling fan to enjoy this book.
The book is written in first person, and let me just say, Anna I am beyond jealous of your European adventure! The book starts out with Anna deciding to leave behind all of her worldly possessions, with the exception of those that fit in her backpack, bike box and computer bag and heads to Europe for about 6 months.
I’m not sure I could do it and ditch everything to go travel around Europe but I wish I could! This book was definitely a fun read, following Anna’s quest to meet her cycling idols (I googled a few of them….and I think they are fictional but could be wrong) and her ultimate goal of climbing (cycling up) Mt Ventoux. Her journey definitely has its ups and downs but what adventure doesn’t. In 150 Watts of Awesome, Anna’s quest to train for her ultimate climb and see her cycling idols in action affords her the opportunity to see quite a bit of Europe.
What I enjoyed most about this book was the courage Anna had to ditch her “stuff” and her people and venture out across Europe alone, because I honestly don’t know that I would ever have that amount of courage no matter how badly I want it.
If you’re looking for a book to read, I suggest 150 Watts of Awesome! Go out there and support a self-published author, I know you won’t be sorry.
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