This book doesn’t claim to be anything but what it is: a rollicking good time. Hawks has detailed his misadventures with a fridge whilst traipsing around the Green Isle. It makes for a fun time, it really does.

The premise is so absurd it has to be real: the author makes a bet with a mate in the midst of a party… that he attempt to take a fridge all the way around the country of Ireland – and do it in 30 days or less. Hawks, not being of right mind, agrees. Then he gets sober and realizes the enormity of this ?100 bet. The first hilarious mis-step in the adventure is that the fridge he bought for the trek cost him roughly what the bet was for.

From there things get better (or worse, if you’re Hawks) and a great time begins. The book doesn’t just reflect Hawks’ strange experiences whilst hitching with a compact fridge – it also shows the generous and good-natured heart of the Irish.

I bought this book for my trans-atlantic flight home and it keep me fully entertained for the entire 8 hours. This isn’t a challenging read, but it’s darn good fun all the same. I give it a recommend.