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Going Around The Bend
Mark Time’s latest memoir turns the tables on Bill Bryson as a Limey submerged in the mystifying world of America’s Mid West. As the bookend to the ‘Bootneck Threesome’ trilogy, Mark turns away from a hapless life in green and join the ranks of misguided adventurer. As follow-up to the internationally acclaimed Going Commando and Going All The Way, Mark continues unabated in his quest to celebrate buffoonery.
‘I’ve learned the hard way not to approach immigration officials whilst eating a Scotch Egg.’ ~ Mark Time
Mark Time is leaving the Royal Marines. He decides the ideal way to prepare for ‘Civvy Street’ is to participate in a kayaking expedition down the Mississippi River with three other commandos. Armed with nothing more than audacity and a poor pancake recipe, Mark’s journey is typically one of hilarity and misfortune punctuated with surreal vignettes that venture off like the tributaries of the great river itself. As one does, Mark gets inextricably involved with, death, elk murdering Christians, heroin addicted teachers, stigmata, and a parrot called Humphrey, all while painting a unique caricature of the ‘Big Muddy’.
Pioneering as a military/travel crossover, Mark’s unique style now follows his true passion. His already loyal audience will now expand to the many travel fans tired of sycophantic travel blogs.
‘I’ve learned the hard way not to approach immigration officials whilst eating a Scotch Egg.’ ~ Mark Time
Mark Time is leaving the Royal Marines. He decides the ideal way to prepare for ‘Civvy Street’ is to participate in a kayaking expedition down the Mississippi River with three other commandos. Armed with nothing more than audacity and a poor pancake recipe, Mark’s journey is typically one of hilarity and misfortune punctuated with surreal vignettes that venture off like the tributaries of the great river itself. As one does, Mark gets inextricably involved with, death, elk murdering Christians, heroin addicted teachers, stigmata, and a parrot called Humphrey, all while painting a unique caricature of the ‘Big Muddy’.
Pioneering as a military/travel crossover, Mark’s unique style now follows his true passion. His already loyal audience will now expand to the many travel fans tired of sycophantic travel blogs.
360 pages, Paperback
Published April 29, 2016
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About the author
Mark Time
20 books13 followersMark Time has made overcoming adversity an art form.
The Royal Marines was his first metaphorical Goliath, but with fortitude and resilience as his sidekick he became a commando by the age of 17. Camaraderie, adventure and the occasional bout of idiocy have since become personal watchwords, creating his unique style that celebrates the many faces of society.
In battling his own mental health issues, Mark is keen to provide humour in all his work, and is passionate about painting the world with colour.
After the success of his 'Bootneck Threesome' trilogy, Mark is involved with a number of ghostwriting and co-author projects with clients across the globe. In addition to books, Mark contributes to a number of satirical websites, is a feature writer for the national press and a bumbling tech biff trying to maintain a travel blog.
Mark spends his spare time travelling, failing miserably to retain his six-pack and retrieving his hyperactive Jack Russell from rabbit burrows. Having grown up in Yorkshire, Mark now divides his time between the UK and anywhere cheap.
Follow Mark:
www.marktimedia.com
Twitter: @MarkTimeAuthor
facebook: Mark Time Author
The Royal Marines was his first metaphorical Goliath, but with fortitude and resilience as his sidekick he became a commando by the age of 17. Camaraderie, adventure and the occasional bout of idiocy have since become personal watchwords, creating his unique style that celebrates the many faces of society.
In battling his own mental health issues, Mark is keen to provide humour in all his work, and is passionate about painting the world with colour.
After the success of his 'Bootneck Threesome' trilogy, Mark is involved with a number of ghostwriting and co-author projects with clients across the globe. In addition to books, Mark contributes to a number of satirical websites, is a feature writer for the national press and a bumbling tech biff trying to maintain a travel blog.
Mark spends his spare time travelling, failing miserably to retain his six-pack and retrieving his hyperactive Jack Russell from rabbit burrows. Having grown up in Yorkshire, Mark now divides his time between the UK and anywhere cheap.
Follow Mark:
www.marktimedia.com
Twitter: @MarkTimeAuthor
facebook: Mark Time Author
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December 31, 2018
The story was OK but the most annoying thing ABOVE ALL were the COUNTLESS errors in this book. It was littered, and I mean LITTERED with misspellings, extra words, extra letters, missing words, missing letters and any other grammatical error you could possibly imagine. Honestly, it was disgraceful. I shook my head so many times at how unbelievable this was that I'm surprised I haven't got arthritis in my neck. There must have been at least one error per page! I feel like writing to the author, one Mark Time (not his real name, probably more to the fact that he is frightened of the backlash he rightly deserves than the fact he used to be a Royal Marines Commando) and asking for a full refund. I'm even tempted to ask for extra compensation for the time I've wasted reading this drivel. Sentences were just as bad; absolutely no punctuation to some, and others were longer than the Mississippi the book was about. I got lost and confused such were the length of some of these sentences. It was a shambles from start to finish. Even simply words like lightning (as in thunder and lightning) was spelled lightening. Clearly, this book was self-published and not once proofread or looked over. If it has been I'd like to confront said proofreader/copyeditor and give them a piece of my mind. Thank God this is the last in the series. There's no way I would pay for another one of this guy's books.
July 5, 2018
I actually think this is the best of the the three.
I'm a big Bryson fan and Mark Time is a worthy successor. I'm hoping he now writes more travel stuff.
I'm a big Bryson fan and Mark Time is a worthy successor. I'm hoping he now writes more travel stuff.
June 24, 2022
Having read Mark's previous two books in this trilogy, this diverges away from having the 'corps' as the central subject and moreover a young man on a USA river roadtrip. It is no less entertaining for that reason and I like the authors punchy, yet humourous style. To be recommended
#### Re-Read 05/05/22 to 22/06/22
The third and final installment of Mark Time's brilliantly constructed autobiographical series of his time in the Corps of Royal Marines.
This sees Mark and colleagues travel to the US on the auspices of 'adventure training' which involves two of his colleagues (Rob and Sean) kayak the length of the Mississippi, whilst Mark and Fitz support them along the length of the river.
#### Re-Read 05/05/22 to 22/06/22
The third and final installment of Mark Time's brilliantly constructed autobiographical series of his time in the Corps of Royal Marines.
This sees Mark and colleagues travel to the US on the auspices of 'adventure training' which involves two of his colleagues (Rob and Sean) kayak the length of the Mississippi, whilst Mark and Fitz support them along the length of the river.
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