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A Walk in the Woods
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The Appalachian Trail covers 14 states, and over 2,000 miles. It stretches along the East Coast of the United States, from Maine in the north to Georgia in the south. It is famous for being the longest continuous footpath in the world. (Compare this with the Pennine Way, which is a mere 250 miles long.) It snakes through some of the wildest and most spectacular landscapes in America, as well as through some of its most poverty-stricken and primitive backwoods areas - 'redneck' country - Moonshine, Lil’ Abner, 'There’s bears in them thar hills.' Remember the film Deliverance?
God only knows what possessed Bill Bryson, a reluctant adventurer if ever there was one, to undertake this gruelling hike. Perhaps it was just a long-held ambition to lose weight: he has lost two stone so far. As he recently wrote from the trail to his publisher: ‘Speaking of vigorous exercise, boy have I just had some. Maine was a bitch. I want you to come back and walk it with me so that when you die if you go to hell you will be able to say: “Call this hell? Try walking across Maine in August.'"
Reared in the tradition of Mark Twain, James Thurber, and S.J. Perelman, Bryson used his many years in Britain to soak up a peculiarly English sense of irony and humour and to hone a laugh-out-loud style that is uniquely, hilariously, his own.
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- Dwayne
- 03-05-2016
I love Bryson narrated Bryson books.
I love Bill Bryson's books read by the author. Unfortunately only the abridged version was available narrated by the author. It's obviously much shorter than the original title but very much worth a look.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-10-2023
Awesome
Love it. Huge fan of Bill Bryson anyway but this was easily his best work
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- Anonymous User
- 17-05-2023
Witty, entertaining.
A great trail story. Witty and entertaining, well written and well read. A nice change from many other ‘successful’ trail stories. Thoroughly recommend.
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- Jane Malone
- 18-07-2022
Adored it!
My Only criticism was an editing of some of my favourite excerpts namely the lively mice!
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- Sam Wood
- 04-09-2021
Funny, informative and deeply moving
Loved it - especially the reading by Bill Bryson. Learned a lot, laughed and almost wished I could hike the AT too. Almost.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-06-2021
Funny & Entertaining
Another Bryson cracker .
Very enjoyable . To anyone interested in Tramping /Walking , its very good read .
For everyone else , equally so
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- julie
- 25-12-2020
I recommend this book
Always an enjoyable read the way Bill writes with a sense of humour and backed by thorough research. Upliftingly entertaining & educational at the same time. Not in the league of A Short History of Everthing but still recommendable.
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- Matt
- 15-07-2020
Wish it was unabridged
Really enjoyed it, however wish he narrated the full book. (partly my fault for not checking properly before purchase) Still enjoyable but definitely left me hanging.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-04-2020
A must read!
I loved this book. Humorous, warm, educational and very relatable. Bill Bryson is a wonderful narrator.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-11-2019
Love Bill. Love USA wilderness. Didn’t love this book.
I love Bill Bryson. I love his witty & astute observations of people in particular. Unfortunately there weren’t many people inhabiting this narrative. This narrative was sometimes interesting but more often a test of endurance. Bill found the going tough and so did I! It was laced with facts, which sometimes enhanced the journey.
I love Bill so it pains me to say that I felt his narration may have contributed to the monotony of the storytelling.
For me, this was a disappointment.
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