Berlin And That h/c back

Oliver East's third TRAINS ARE... MINT book sees him venturing a little farther afield this time, taking a stroll from Berlin's Alexanderplatz to Frankfurt near the Polish border, all the while of course keeping as close to the train tracks as he possibly can. As with his two previous works it's the journey that's important though, not the ultimate destination. The main difference for this particular book is that Oliver gave one finished page of artwork each to various friends, artists, non-artists, musicians and "pro-drinkers" and asked them to alter the pages exactly as they wanted. The results are intriguing, as much for what people have chosen to alter, as the manner in which they've chosen to do it. Oliver's artwork still carries the story strongly though, and typically the alterations are mere embellishments, and in any event account for about a third of the pages of the book. And as ever, it's Oliver's social commentary on the people he stumbles across, and the random autobiographical asides that will tickle you and keep you chuckling.