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Bertha The Earthtruck
When I first read the title of Bertha The Earthtruck I couldn't for the life of me figure out what this site was going to be about. I thought maybe its about a car that had this weird nickname, maybe it was about a woman the author knew, or maybe it was just some words thrown into a hat and pulled out at random to make me spend over five minutes wondering what world I would be entering when I read this site.
The first thing that caught my eye was the mini description of the site below the title. The author calls the site a BLOOK - a combination of a book and a blog. And because it is so, he suggests that if you are a new visitor you read the archives in chronological order (meaning very first post to today).
The blook as we will call it is the story of Mark's life in the 70's. Ok, maybe not THE story, but a definite chapter in that big of a book. We start off with Mark and his friends pondering a trip for all the sporadic reasons to just go on a trip. Looking back they aren't the best of reasons, but they are the reasons that started this trip, and that is all that matters.
The design of the site is very simple and clean which helps to keep our interest in the blook. There is no unnecessary clutter, and this further keeps our interest in the blook at its max.
Two things I should note before I finish this review up. One, I can't stand book or movie reviews that give you all the details before you even embark on the journey. Because of this, you won't get any more details of the blook out of me. Two, it is very rare that a blog can actually captivate an audience by requiring the posts to be read in order (by default they are anyways), but more specifically read the archives in order. Mark has done this, and done it well.
The only thing that is preventing me from giving this blook a perfect score is that it is a blook. Oh who am I kidding? I enjoyed this story so much and I cannot wait for more. Remember how I spent over five minutes wondering what world I would be taken to? Yeah, I was transported to a different time, one in which I wasn't even a part of and yet I was right there with Mark and his friends. What about Bertha you ask? Well she was an ex military ambulance that they all rode in to begin the journey.
This site was reviewed on 2005-09-30 by Brent.
They felt this site belonged in the Personal category.
Brent felt that Bertha The Earthtruck deserved a rating of 5.
I noticed that Mark was a writer from the beginning by simply checking out his about me area. Then it hit me… I am going to be writing a review for a writer… I immediately did not feel like I was qualified to do this. Being the computer geek that I am, my written ways are not always best. Please forgive me if I botch this, but keep in mind our differences.
The site was pleasing to the eye and was not your typical blogger site. It is a book. A non-traditional book, he calls it a blook. It is a tale of his past being recapped in today’s society. He has visited many of the places in recent years that he had many years ago and tells about the recap. All from the onsite of Bertha (Bertha is the bus that took them for their trip).
This weblog takes you through a period of his life in the ‘70s. him and his friends traveled for a destination. They might not have known exactly where they were going, or why they were going there, but it is the trip that made it worthwhile. He takes you through the exciting times and the ugly times… He also throws in a couple of technical updates, which update the reader on something he left out or forgot about.
The “Blook” is very intriguing and pulls you into to reading through the posts in chronological order as he has them laid out down the right hand side of the blog. You begin reading and it appears that you are reading about a flashback… Then you get a few more posts in and realize what you are reading.
The design is simple and elegant, and fits the tone of the blook.
I would conclude by simply stating that Mark is a writer and is very good at what he does. This blog is simply a narrative of his travels in his younger days recapped through older eyes. I enjoyed the site and feel that everyone should take a stroll over and read awhile. He has some very loyal readers who check back frequently to read the latest chapter of his blook. They leave their comments and beg for more. I rate this blog as a 4.25.
This site was reviewed on 2005-09-30 by mrmaggoo.
They felt this site belonged in the Personal category.
mrmaggoo felt that Bertha The Earthtruck deserved a rating of 4.25.
2 reviewers gave Bertha The Earthtruck an average rating of 4.6250
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