A Walk in the Woods

Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

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Paperback, 276 pages

English language

Published May 3, 1999 by Broadway.

ISBN:
978-0-7679-0252-6
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OCLC Number:
41401429

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4 stars (1 review)

Bill Bryson describes his attempt to walk the Appalachian Trail with his friend "Stephen Katz". The book is written in a humorous style, interspersed with more serious discussions of matters relating to the trail's history, and the surrounding sociology, ecology, trees, plants, animals and people.

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reviewed A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

Delightful read of a "normal" person's AT Thru hike Attempt

4 stars

I read this book back in the 1990s when I went to college near a segment of the Appalachian Trail. The idea of thru-hiking the 2200 miles of it seemed incredible to me. Someone recently brought the book up. As we chatted I realized I remember almost none of it, including some big parts of it. So I'm reading it again. This is not a how-to. This is almost a how-to not because this is a city slicking middle aged writer doing this attempt. That's probably what makes it so relatable. It's even been turned into a movie. Parts of it will tempt you to try it. Parts of it will dissuade you from ever hiking again. It was overall an easy entertaining read.

Subjects

  • Nonfiction
  • Travel
  • Memoir
  • Humor
  • Nature
  • Adventure
  • Hiking
  • Appalachian Trail