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Paperback: 350 pages
Publisher: Black Swan, London; paperback / softback edition (1 Jul 1998)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0552997021
ISBN-13: 978-0552997027
Product Dimensions: 20 x 12.6 x 2.5 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (80 customer reviews)

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Bill Bryson has made a living out of travelling and then writing about it. In The Lost Continent he re-created the road trips of his childhood; in Neither Here nor There he retraced the route he followed as a young backpacker traversing Europe. When this American transplant to Britain decided to return home, he made a farewell walking tour of the British countryside and produced Notes from a Small Island. Once back on American soil and safely settled in New Hampshire, Bryson once again hears the siren call of the open road--only this time it's a trail. The Appalachian Trail, to be exact. In A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson tackles what is, for him, an entirely new subject: the American wilderness. Accompanied only by his old college friend Stephen Katz, Bryson starts out one March morning in north Georgia, intending to walk the entire 2,100 miles to the trail's end atop Maine's Mount Katahdin.

If nothing else, A Walk in the Woods is proof positive that the journey is the destination. As Bryson and Katz haul their out-of-shape, middle-aged bodies over hill and dale, the reader is treated to both a very funny personal memoir and a delightful chronicle of the trail, the people who created it, and the places it passes through. Whether you plan to make a trip like this one yourself one day or only care to read about it, A Walk in the Woods is a great way to spend an afternoon. --Alix Wilber

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From the author of "Notes from a Small Island" and "The Lost Continent" comes this humorous report on his walk along the Appalachian Trail. The Trail is the longest continuous footpath in the world, and it snakes through some of the wildest and most spectacular landscapes in America.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully funny, 4 Sep 2006

By	Hugh Sutherland "hughs1206" (London) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Two chracteristics that are fantastic to have are humour and wit and Bill Bryson has them in abundance. To write humour with such a comanding voice is an admirable quality indeed. The book is well written, planned, informative and funny.
My only comment is that towards the end the geographical, historical and geological information became a bit repetitive and I did find my interest waning. Aside from this it is another solid effort from a fantastic author.

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4.0 out of 5 stars At his absolute best... for a while!, 16 May 2001

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Having read all of Bill Bryson's travel books, this was the last one left. I hadn't read this because I had been told it was one of his weaker novels but I decided, through no other reason that I needed a hit of Bryson, to read it. People couldn't have been more wrong. From the very initiation of assesing the feasibility, to arranging for Katz to accompany him to the purchasing of his equipment (the careful selection process and how easy it is for us to get blinded by science - ie ripped off) and the purchase of 'a large knife for killing bears and hillibillies.' Bryson is at his absolute best. His encounters along the trail and Katz anti-social, childish antics make the first 150 pages more than laugh out loud funny. I couldn't have been more suprised. The encounter with the, erm... 'bear' and Katz' reaction compared to the wimpy Bryson is simply classic.

And then halfway through it stops.

They leave the trail to take some time off and from then on, I tried hard but it never seemed to pick up again, it was funny but you no longer felt you were joining you old mate Bill on this adventure, but just reading a somewhat disjointed collection of tales. Also, after they leave the trail, the book becomes bogged down in history which some may like, but personally, I was more interested in the humor which in the second half is often lacking. However, halfway through this book, I can guarantee theat you will have contemplated at least once, trying to walk the trail - even just a part of it! If flabby, smoking, unhealthy eating Billy boy can do it, I'll bet you I can!

Still, Bryson is and always will be in my mind, a pure genius and this book is well worth the money even just for the first 150 pages and maybe it was just me, no-one else seems to have found this a problem - maybe I'm just thick!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved It, 11 Jan 2005

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I am a great Bill Bryson fan, and I loved reading this book.
Although, to tell the truth, it was so realistic that I felt I was camping out with him. I felt so relieved when he finally reached a decent place to spend the night, or when he found a supermarket where he stocked up on mostly junk food.
My heart went out to Katz, who stoically brought up the rear (and sometimes the front).
I tell you, I felt as if I walked every inch of that way with them and I was very happy when it finally got to the end. I was exhausted.
I felt I had to go the whole way with him, otherwise he might never make it!
If you don't want to get exhausted, worried about being attacked by bears, poisoned by mice dung or just plain lose your way or starve, go for some lighter Bryson reading where he gets in a car and travels somewhere relatively safe (like Britain).

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3.0 out of 5 stars A Walk in the Woods
The first part was a very enjoyable read, up to when Katz departed, it then lost most of its impact. Will I re-read it? Maybe not!

Published 1 day ago by Anthony B. Cummings

5.0 out of 5 stars On the trail with Bill + Katz
There is a scene where Katz does the unthinkable to the previous night's fellow residents in a hut along the Appalachian Trail which is as funny a scene as I've ever read in a... Read more

Published 29 days ago by Mr. R. T. Pflaum

4.0 out of 5 stars funny, informative and a good deterrant from doing the AT!
I read "Notes on a Small Island" years ago and it was one of the few books that repeatedly made me laugh out loud. Read more

Published 2 months ago by Joanne

3.0 out of 5 stars A likeable journey
We started off brightly, making good progress through an appealing landscape. About halfway through, however, we appeared to lose our path and progress became sporadic, and the... Read more

Published 2 months ago by Tom Goodfellow

5.0 out of 5 stars A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
This is one of my very favourite books. It's informative and very funny and extremely well read if you buy the audio version.

Published 7 months ago by Gilly Flower

5.0 out of 5 stars You can't put it down
One of the greatest books Bryson ever wrote. His way of writing makes you feel like you are part of it.

Published 8 months ago by CyprusNIC

5.0 out of 5 stars Long distance humour
A Walk in The Woods was an adventure in itself for me. I have previously walked long distance trails in England and sat gobsmacked as I read how long the AT was and that Bryson... Read more

Published 11 months ago by Will Joseph

5.0 out of 5 stars undeniably funny
I recommend buying this book for siblings, cousins, moms and dads, relatives, nephews, nieces, friends, colleagues, bosses etc etc. Read more

Published 11 months ago by URANIA

5.0 out of 5 stars Moose and Bears and Hikers, Oh My!
Never start reading a Bill Bryson book in a public place. This is the mistake I made with A Walk in the Woods, and I found myself giggling embarrassingly. Read more

Published 14 months ago by Graceann Macleod

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Bryson at his best. Funny, witty and a real talent at setting the atmosphere for the reader. Even my Dad liked it.

Published 15 months ago by Travel Queen

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