Gwen Henson: I learned a whole lot about the Appalachian Trail, and about our country’s abysmal efforts in truly stewarding our land. And I laughed my ass off at the calamity of two old-ish guys fumbling through an overwhelming challenge of hiking a great distance in seriously roughing-it conditions. Their dialogue was hysterical. Very enjoyable book.
United States on Sep 09, 2023
Sarah Gemünden: Tolles Buch - auf Englisch nicht ganz einfach zu verstehen aber trotzdem machbar
Germany on Aug 15, 2023
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Italy on Aug 09, 2023
claire mann: I admit that I have read this book on numerous occasions, and I still love it. Bryson has such a wonderful, gentle and very funny turn of phrase. As he describes he various adventures and calamities, I often think, "that would happen to me". On more than one occasion strangers have asked me what I'm reading, as they see me reduced to helpless giggles in public, and it's invariably a Bryson book. Bill Bryson is everyone's friend who they haven't met yet, and for that reason, he's always on my fantasy dinner party guest list to.
Oh, and if you read this book, you'll learn something to!
United Kingdom on Jul 29, 2023
Condition said “good” but was actually in perfect condition!: Condition said “good” but was actually in perfect condition! And came earlier than expected
Japan on Jul 14, 2023
John SykesJohn Sykes: I am an avid reader. Yes, folks, I'm that annoying person who reads while standing in line, and even at red lights. I once finished an entire novel sitting in a doctor's waiting room-- but perhaps that says more about the doctor than it does about my reading abilities. haha. I also hold advanced degrees in both English and writing. I know good writing when I read it, and I have also stumbled wearily through books shoved at me from the hands of well meaning friends: "we know you love to read. Read this one and let me know what you think of it." Gah. Please don't be that person to your friends-- the frightful book foister. Please, I beg of you. Don't be that person. Don't make me flee from your presence like unfiled taxes fleeing from the IRS, to avoid said horrible book dumping.
Tiresome celebrity biographies, reminiscent of a painful 9th grade essay, sold merely because a famous name is on it . . . let's admit it-- what can they really "tell all" about, when their lives are already a literal (equally wearying) open book?
Romance novels, with a close up of a muscular hand clutching a lacy red bustier on the front, which after several dreary pages makes me feel like...
United States on Apr 03, 2019
Aletheia Knights: Bill Bryson is probably best known for his travel memoirs, but before "A Walk in the Woods," the only one of his books I'd read was "The Mother Tongue," a delightfully rambling exploration of the English language. I've since read reviews in which people who seem to know what they're talking about claim that "The Mother Tongue" is more entertaining than it is accurate, but of course, language is an eternally complex and controversial subject. I enjoyed Bryson's wit and style, and I figured he probably couldn't go wrong narrating an adventure of his own rather than trying to convey to the reader the complexity of Finnish verb conjugations. After the juicy trainwreck that was Cheryl Strayed's "Wild," I was in the mood for a hiking memoir without the melodrama and psychobabble, something down-to-earth and smart and at least as much about the actual trail as about the author's metaphorical "journey." The deliciously understated title of Bryson's account of his 1996 attempt to tackle the Appalachian Trail promised exactly what I was looking for.
Oh, "A Walk in the Woods" could have been good. It could have been SO GOOD. For the most part, it actually was. The first couple of...
United States on Aug 16, 2015
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| Total Reviews | 220 reviews | 1 reviews | 109 reviews |
| Dimensions | 5.38 x 1.08 x 8.18 inches | 5.88 x 1 x 8.5 inches; 14.4 Ounces | 6 x 0.56 x 9 inches; 11.68 Ounces |
| Nature Writing & Essays | Nature Writing & Essays | ||
| Publisher | Turtleback Books; Bound for Schools & Libraries ed. edition | Grand Central Publishing; Illustrated edition | Independently published |
| Lexile measure | 1210L | ||
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| Best Sellers Rank | #86 in General Northeast US Travel Guides#719 in Nature Writing & Essays#2,199 in Travelogues & Travel Essays | #90 in Animal & Pet Care Essays#416 in Traveler & Explorer Biographies#3,252 in Memoirs | #25 in Travelogues & Travel Essays#397 in Coming of Age Fiction #1,354 in Literary Fiction |
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| Travelogues & Travel Essays | Travelogues & Travel Essays | Travelogues & Travel Essays | |
| Language | English | English | English |
| ISBN-10 | 0613225783 | 1538718782 | |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0613225786 | 978-1538718780 | 979-8520123804 |
| Item Weight | 12.3 ounces | ||
| School & Library Binding | 304 pages |
I believe this one has been made into a Robert Redford film.
United Kingdom on Oct 07, 2023