Tin Lizard Tales: Reflections from a Train (Book) - 11/1/2008 9:33:07 AM
“…Wallace’s book was a delightful surprise…the most pleasant was his humor. It is my favorite type from a writer¯low-key and natural; I didn’t see it coming. I smiled, I chuckled. And sometimes I laughed out loud.” -Sharolyn Johnson
“This book has one of the funniest and entertaining narrations¯certainly for a travel book¯that I’ve read.” -Jessica Schneider for “the Moderate Voice”
“Thank you Mr. Wallace, for giving us a very personal, touching and entertaining read. I loved every word of it. Very much recommend this one.”
- Don Blankenship
“He describes the scenery and monuments like you were there . . . reaction to seeing the World Trade Center site and the Statue of Liberty was particularly heart-wrenching.” - -Wendy Cleveland for Reader Views
“He comes across as straight-shooting, yet warm and empathetic. Tin Lizard Tales really is an enjoyable read, and a work that carries the best teacher: good common sense.”
- Jessica Schneider for “the Moderate Voice.”
“I enjoyed the descriptions of the scenery . . . along the Hudson River and while crossing Canada. Made me look forward to perhaps exploring the country by train travel again some day.”
- nimrodiel for Front Street Reviews
“Tin Lizard Tales” is a tale of virtues, a morality tale of the consequences of good and bad behavior . . . a wisp of nostalgia . . . a quiet longing for a vanishing America. This book is worth reading¯it has humor, moral instruction, fascinating characters in both beautiful and dangerous places, tossed with some rewarding lessons on anthropology, geography and history. It brims with personality.”
- William A. Masters
“Mr. Wallace spins many little, often humorous stories in his punchy short chapters, each one begging you to read just one more and before I knew it I was halfway through the book and hungry. After a cheese sandwich I continued reading well into the night. I loved the book, the stories, (the author’s) wit, descriptions and bits of history.”
- Katie Osborne
