"Not only is it laugh out loud funny, but it gives you pause for thought about the lives of people in places most of us will never visit. A clear, unfussy writing style makes it a page-turner."
"Quite simply the funniest writer around -- this one is my favourite because it shows him in occasionally tetchy mood as he attempts the Appalachian Trail"
"He has the knack of getting people to say what they really think -- the humour comes from the reader’s shock at coming across people who regard extremes as normal."
