by Bill Bryson
It falls far short of Steinbeck's "Travels with Charley", but it has many similarities and is good reading in that it is very funny in places and thought-provoking in others.
Bryson became fascinated with walking the 2,200 mile Appalachian Trail and the book is a chronicle of his attempt to walk it, much of it in the company of one of the most irritating characters you will ever encounter in a book. Why Bryson did not kill him is one of the enduring puzzles of the universe. Charley was a much better companion.
All the usual ingredients you have come to expect from Bryson are in the book: funny anecdotes, introspection, well observed characters, analysis of a way of life and endless statistics.
Not his best, but worth the time spent in reading it.
Review by David Nale
Bryson became fascinated with walking the 2,200 mile Appalachian Trail and the book is a chronicle of his attempt to walk it, much of it in the company of one of the most irritating characters you will ever encounter in a book. Why Bryson did not kill him is one of the enduring puzzles of the universe. Charley was a much better companion.
All the usual ingredients you have come to expect from Bryson are in the book: funny anecdotes, introspection, well observed characters, analysis of a way of life and endless statistics.
Not his best, but worth the time spent in reading it.
Review by David Nale
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