This is the first travelogue by Bill Bryson that I've read. Parts of it were very funny and I found myself giggling out loud several times. Bryson's wry humor makes this more than just a hiking story and his writing style kept me reading. The one thing that keeps this from a five star read is the ra...
Hilarious, as Bill Bryson tends to be. I appreciated all the historical notes that he inserts into his memoir of actually hiking the trail.I really enjoyed his total frankness about his hiking abilities, and the difficulties of hiking the trail.It sounds beautiful, and I'd love to do part of it some...
Das Buch fängt klasse an, die Reisevorbereitungen und die ersten Tage sind einfach super unterhaltend, ich liebe es, wie Bryson "ganz nebenbei" jede Menge Details über seine Reiseziele einstreut.Zum Ende hin wird das Buch zunehmend langatmig...Ich finde es trotzdem sehr empfehlenswert, da ich in ein...
Hysterically funny account of what happens when somebody decides to get out and do something important and “epic.” Bryson’s sense of humor is extremely sarcastic at times, and I could really get into his descriptions and exploits on some of the darker moments on the Appalachian Trail. (And by darker...
Okay, so he didn't actually hike the entire AT, but he didn't mislead the reader. The title is "A Walk in the Woods" and he sure did go for a walk in the woods. This book will make you laugh, especially if you've spent any time at all hiking. The section on hiking in Vermont and NH made me homesick,...
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