A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail) (Official Guides to the Appalachian Trail)

Very Funny

I ordinarily would not read a book on such a topic, but I was out of reading material and found it in a stack of old yard sale finds. Much to my surprise, I was fascinated from the first page & read the entire book at one sitting. One imagines only certain things that could happen on such a trek--wrong! The adventures and people he met make for a book which is hard to put down until...more

I ordinarily would not read a book on such a topic, but I was out of reading material and found it in a stack of old yard sale finds. Much to my surprise, I was fascinated from the first page & read the entire book at one sitting. One imagines only certain things that could happen on such a trek--wrong! The adventures and people he met make for a book which is hard to put down until the end. Fun & informative.   hide

Funny! A little too much history though. I didn't expect that.

This was the very first Bill Bryson I ever read and I was hooked. I now own almost all of his books and even my better half Serge who never "reads " loved it. It made me want to get out there and start walking but I just now the trip would end as badly for me as it did for some of the walkers in the book. For all you armchair travellers out there, start reading Bill Bryson. This was the first...more

This was the very first Bill Bryson I ever read and I was hooked. I now own almost all of his books and even my better half Serge who never "reads " loved it. It made me want to get out there and start walking but I just now the trip would end as badly for me as it did for some of the walkers in the book. For all you armchair travellers out there, start reading Bill Bryson. This was the first Bill Bryson I read and I was immediately hooked. I bought all his books and he is one of the few authors that both my husband and I enjoy.   hide