A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail @ richardeward.com

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
by Bill Bryson
from Anchor

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• A quick, entertaining stroll
  The humor of Bryson's book, an account of an unathletic amateur attempting to hike the AT, is a welcome relief from the clannishness and superiority that distinguishes the modern cults of extreme athletic performance (and much of modern athletic writing). Some of the critics of Bryson's book have fixated on the fact that he did not finish the trail. Their petty outrage and derision only reinforce, in my mind, a concluding thought of Bryson's: numbers are a poor tool for measuring human experience. Besides,... more info

• A pleasant read if you can wade through the smug
  I enjoy Mr. Bryson's craft of writing. His description of the trail, and his attempt at walking it capture the imagination. Never mind that he doesn't finish the trail; it's his story of his attempt. The descriptions are vivid. It's an inspirational read, and reignites my love of hiking and makes me want to attempt a long, put-off goal of x-country skiing a hut trip! My complaint is his constant snide remarks about his walking partner, others on the trail, the towns he visits, the simpletons who inhabit the... more info

• Entertaining all the way thru...
  This is the first book by Bryson I picked up and I could hardly put it down before finishing it. It flows very well, is full of historical facts and great imagery of Bryson's journey along the AT.

• Grammer mistakes galore!
  I loved this book but I'll be darned if there wasn't at least one mistake in the translation to the kindle version every few pages. One or two misplaced commas I can deal with but not the thirty+ mistakes that I alone found. It became distracting after awhile and it is obvious no one proofreads these Kindle versions before they are uploaded for folks to buy.
  C'mon Amazon, if you want this Kindle thing to succeed, you're going to have to at least give these things a once-over.
  Otherwise, loved the... more info

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