Helpful Score: 4
I really liked this book. It is not a very challenging read, but captivating none-the-less. If you have been bitten by the travel bug, this book will worsen your symptoms (in a good way). I definitely recommend reading this book.
H M. (anchovy) reviewed Dishwasher: One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States (P.S.) on + 296 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
The story of Dishwasher Pete, slacker on a mission. Part adventure, part parody, and part miraculous journey of self-discovery. Pete washed the nation's dishes from 1989 to 2001, from a bagel joint in New Mexico to a Mexican joint in Brooklyn, from a dinner train in Rhode Island to the Lawrence Welk Resort in Branson, Missouri, from an upper-crust ladies' club to a crusty hippie commune. I enjoyed the easy, fun read and was actually rather (pleasantly) surprised by the ending.
Nancy A. (Chocoholic) reviewed Dishwasher: One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States (P.S.) on + 291 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A man with little career aspirations decides he wants to be a dishwasher. Somewhere between job #1 and job 5 he decides he wants to wash dishes in all 50 states, on a train, in dinner theaters, and cafeterias. Aside from the protagonist, the characters are pretty flat and one-dimensional. The reader encounters various unlikable characters, one of whom becomes the protagonist's wife. The book ends abruptly with no resolution. I got this book on a whim, thinking it would be a fun read. Instead it's monotonous and repetitive. Did not like; would not recommend.
