Comments on: Book Review : Thru-hiking Will Break Your Heart

By: DOUG

DOUG — Sat, 01 Aug 2020 03:47:05 +0000

THIS BOOK WAS GOOD

By: Dan Cutter

Dan Cutter — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 16:12:46 +0000

I am a pretty tolerant reader but could not finish this book. I want my money back. I enjoy the backcountry to escape exactly what this book has to offer. Self-absorbed modern hippie wannabe with a cell phone.

By: Carl Gatlin

Carl Gatlin — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 02:05:24 +0000

The book was so horrible I could not finish it.Even the sex writing was boring and when she kept on and on and on about the smell of this guy.I made it 3/4 of the way thru and had to yell calf rope(means I’m done)

By: Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 04:38:21 +0000

In reply to Hilary Young. BTW, if you want to read a good book that is unique, personal, well-written and done by a kick-ass person, read TRACKS by Robyn Davidson. A remarkable journey by any standards.

By: Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 04:26:01 +0000

In reply to Hilary Young.

Hmmm… I just like a book if it is good. Not really too concerned with gender.

I thought CQ’s book was OK. Oddly enough I am writing a review of “Cabal” by Amy Irvine which I enjoyed much more as it is a book that is personal but also addressed larger topics and thoughts beyond a narrow thru-hiker lens story I’ve read too many times before.

EDIT: And Misti above is writing a book about the Florida Trail. Her views on wild spaces are worth reading and I am sure her book is something more in line with my interest.

By: Hilary Young

Hilary Young — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 04:11:54 +0000

I must say I constantly search for books with a female lead (cus I’m female) doing something adventurous and kicking butt. Reading about some dude gets pretty boring, it’s easier to imagine myself in the story when there is someone like me leading it. Tho once in a while a writer is so great that the story and characters transcend gender (John Steinbeck for example). My point is we need to support female writers so we can get beyond stories like “wild” where women are adventuring to escape abuse or hardship. Meanwhile I’ll keep reading all the banal hiker trash blogs because it’s fun and Nancy Drew, because she has a convertible, never leaves the house without the essentials, has great hair, and always kicks butt in the end.

By: Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 23:46:28 +0000

In reply to Misti. It is not a bad book by any means....just think, for a certain person (myself included!), there are better. When is the FT book coming out? Would love to read it!

By: Misti

Misti — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 21:36:52 +0000

When I was writing my Florida Trail book all I could think of was, damn I have no crazy story to tell, we’re just walking in the woods/marshes/sandhills of Florida because we like it. It is good to know that people out there still like non-dramatic hiking books.

This book was on my to-read list for hiking books but I’ll move it towards the bottom now.

By: Paul Mags

Paul Mags — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 16:41:38 +0000

In reply to Philip Werner. The price was right for me. :) I suspect if I did not have a flight recently, it would still be unread. I finished one book and needed another.

By: Philip Werner

Philip Werner — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 16:40:25 +0000

Thanks for the review Paul. I don’t think it’s for me either. I like all that Wilderness junk.