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ajlane's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
loved everything about it except the chapters abt eating and body issues. didn’t really seem to fit with the rest of the book to me
lamom77's review against another edition
2.0
I have loved Pam Houston's fiction and was so excited to find this biography from her. Unfortunately, it is more a collection of essays of her adventures than a biography and I had a hard time getting into it. It was interesting to read of the adventures and people that she has encountered and see how it influenced her fiction, but I would have liked a different organization of the essays to better understand how she got from one place to the other.
arielamandah's review against another edition
4.0
Pam Houston is in her sweet spot when writing non-fiction. While this collection of essays doesn’t quite stack up to Deep Creek, it’s nonetheless readable, engaging, and worth your time. Each piece feels stand-alone, without the larger narrative thread to bring them all together.
trogdor19's review against another edition
3.0
I was drawn in by the introductory essay to this book, which is brilliant and struck very close to home for me. However, I didn't feel its themes were accurately played out throughout the book. It felt more like a conclusion than an introduction. This woman has had a very interesting life and we've been to some of the same places, so that's fun. Overall, the writing quality was fine, some essays were more interesting to me than others, but it didn't stand out as one of my favorite books.
dbumgarner's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoy this writer. Clean and straightforward writing, and she doesn't dodge the hard stuff. And she's funny, too. I read this as part of a memoir kick, and found it read with the flow of good fiction.
erynecki's review against another edition
5.0
Pam Houston writes about the wilderness and her need for river, snow, and mountainous adventures. Some say this is a collection of essays. Maybe. I think of it more as a memoir of a life lived in the great outdoors. Her writing is beautiful and honest. In some ways in reminds me of Ann Patchett’s This is the Story of a Happy Marriage.
bethlakin's review
4.0
I didn’t love this as much as the other three Houston books I’ve read in the last couple of months but enjoyed it anyway.
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