A good portion (maybe even fifty percent) of the book is very textbook-ish info about history of random towns along the trail and some criticism of the parks system and other such things that feel like a lot of filler to me. Besides all that, he doesn’t even finish the trail. he delights in and even brags about hurting the feelings of other hikers, calls almost everyone he comes into contact with fat or stupid, and has no concept of trail etiquette or culture.
I can’t believe this book is so popular! Bryson is smarmy, negative, elitist, sexist, & pessimistic. If you’re into hiking at all or looking for a good trail memoir I don’t think this is for you.
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