> >>Although it's not paddling related, "A Walk In The Woods" by Bill > >>Bryson is a highly entertaining read. It chronicles a thru-hike on > >>the Appalachian trail. Second the highly entertaining read part. It's got several laugh out loud passages. I was going to comment on the "thru-hike" phrase, but I'll refrain so as not to ruin the suspense. > > > >With all the good books available about hiking the AT, I don't understand > >why so many people think that this piece of junk is such a good book. It's > >mostly full of incompetence and insensitivity, and that's how that guy > >writes. As a hiker, Bryson is a total incompetent, exceeded in his incompetence only by his companion. If he weren't, the book would be much less entertaining. As a writer, he's not incompetent at all. Who was he insensitive to? Steve *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Nov 12 1999 - 08:22:06 PST
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