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Rovert

Quite enjoyed it. The author covered the nitty gritty very ...

Reviewed in Australia on 14 January 2015

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Not my normal reading interest but an Amazon special price got me in. Quite enjoyed it. The author covered the nitty gritty very well and I enjoyed following his experience in the trek. A little hum drum, after all it is only one persons trek over a well trekked trail, but really a good reflection on his journey. I'd think for anyone contemplating such a journey it would be a good read to put such a trek in perspective. Well done to the author.

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Viv W

Reviewed in Australia on 22 February 2015

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Quite entertaining story of one man's journey along this trail....how it changed him and his view on life

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Suey

Inspired me to walk the AT

Reviewed in Australia on 5 February 2019

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This is a great book, I really enjoyed it! First time I’ve read about the entire journey, now I’m itching to go!

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Mike N

Makes me long for the outdoors ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 March 2015

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The top rated review for this book describes it as "mundane" because it repeats much of the same - he hikes, he sleeps, he eats.

My response to that would be: you're reading a book about a guy that hiked over 2000 miles. What do you expect him to do?

So yes, there is a certain amount of repetition, in that he does much the same things every day. This, to me, contributes to the fact that the book stands as a good description of what it is like to hike long distances, and the day-to-day description is interspersed with information about people he meets along the way, a bit of info about the AT itself, wildlife sightings etc.

I think when a book that describes something incredibly hard, almost always painful, and potentially dangerous makes you want to go out and do that something, well, then it can only be a well-written book. I personally found it uplifting, though perhaps that's something to do with the fact that I'm a 40-something in the IT world with a family - it certainly made it easy to relate to his situation, and the reasons for him going AWOL in the first place.

A pleasant read, but watch out - you may want to give up your job and go and hike long distances after reading it :)

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Stephen Hampshire

IT guy has midlife crisis, goes for walk

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 September 2012

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The AT is clearly a long and daunting undertaking, a great personal challenge for the people that do it, but ultimately it's all a bit mundane as the subject for a book. It's a bit like accounts of trudging up Everest from oxygen-assisted, fixed-rope riding, tourist climbers. Big personal challenges are not necessarily meaningful, or interesting, for other people.

While perfectly adequate, the author is not gifted enough for the power of his descriptions to make up for my lack of interest in his undertaking. Walking the AT sounds like a purgatory of trudging carefully way-marked trails between hut-fulls of buffoons ("AWOL", "Wolverine"...seriously?!)

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Kindle Customer

Escape, peace and adventure.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 April 2019

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Really injoyed this book. I wish I had the time, finances and capabilities to do something like this. Takes me away from the hum drum boring, commodity have and have not, polluting vehicle
lifestyle of today. Admirable.

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Forlornehope

Boring

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 April 2015

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I very rarely give up on a book but I did with this one. Poor descriptive text and self-obsessed pseudo philosophy make it a pretty tedious read. One good thing about it is that the description of the people on it put me off any desire to walk the trail. BTW - I did walk much of the Camino de Santiago just after the end of the Franco regime when it was not the crowded tourist track that it is now.

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Ray Towey

AWOL

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 September 2018

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Bit long winded thought it would be like Cheryl Strayed's Wild. But poles apart

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Imp21

Thank you

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 February 2018

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Amazing , excellent and very inspiring. I think I will read this book again, sometime. It will be the catalyst to get me out of my comfortable, lazy, lifestyle and try to emulate AWOL, but on a smaller scale.

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Dawn Bradley

excellent book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 August 2012

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I read this after reading Walking the Amazon. It's a much tamer adventure, but still a great read.
Amazing story.
Fantastic achievement - walking such long distances every day!
Well written.
If you love adventure you will love this book.
It's inspriring and motivational.

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Tricia E. Bratton

an Inspiring Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 December 2014

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AWOL's thru hike of the AT was frightening and inspiring at the same time. I hope to hike this trail in 2019 or 2020. I will be 62. He seemed rushed in his hike and driven, eager to chalk up the miles, perhaps because he was young and had a family and commitments. I will continue to seek other books and perspectives on the trail, but this was an informative and instructive book.

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MR L

A Long walk!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 March 2015

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The American are different, but they can still enjoy a good walk....I must admit I don't want to spend that much time on a walk myself, but interesting to find out what makes others do it.

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Martin Davies

An impressive account of a feat of endurance

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 August 2017

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I thought I would get bored with a story about a long walk, but this really held my attention. A very interesting account of a feat of endurance. Enjoyed it

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GeorgeBR

A 'must read' for potential AT hikers

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 July 2015

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If you want to hike the AT this book will give you a lot of what you need, and a really good 'feel' for the AT. Substantial content, and a nice story too

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Anna Foster

Physical books

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 April 2014

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There is nothing better than a real book in your hand that takes you on a proper, all be it terrifying, adventure.
Good quality book.

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SteveM

Good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 October 2013

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I really enjoyed this read, well written and enjoyable. It's an honest account of a walk across the appalachians detailing the good and bad points and focuses a lot on the people Awol met and the challenges he encountered.

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Pixabilly

Good reading

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 March 2017

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Great story about writes experiences at the AT

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Mossyrocks

A good Tale

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 August 2013

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This is a straight forward diary of a mans walk of the AT, while there are no jokes, background or extraordinary events I found it compelling reading.

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