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brb_reads's review against another edition
4.0
What a cool story of a tough little dog. Can’t wait to look up pictures of Atticus & Tom’s travels!
aderogat's review against another edition
5.0
This book is a very touching story about the power animals have to transform our lives. It's also a story about the hardships of life and pushing yourself paired with the power of nature. Overall a very enjoyable and heartwarming story.
heartofoak1's review against another edition
5.0
heartwarming, uplifiting, inspirational and laugh out loud funny! tom ryan and atticus m. finch do have an extraordinary friendship and you'll find yourself envious of it and their adventures as you read of their experiences hiking new hampshire's 48 high peaks. this isn't some sappy-cutsie story of a man & his dog where we're treated to what the dog's thinking courtesy of his owner. it's a straight-up account of tom ryan & atticus time together working hard and enjoying life. it was great fun to have the insider's perspective on newburyport and even better fun to experience winter hiking vicariously through these two intrepid souls!
kbarm24's review against another edition
4.0
If you like hiking, dogs, New Hampshire and heartwarming stories this is for you! Honestly impressed with the way history, nature and anecdotes are woven into a cohesive story that kept me engaged throughout!
kirstenpenguin's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
genderqueer_hiker's review against another edition
3.0
3.5/5
Mostly interesting, but the narrative could have been much tighter
Mostly interesting, but the narrative could have been much tighter
problemreader's review against another edition
3.0
I really wanted to love this book. What I did love was Atticus. I also loved the relationship between Tom and Atticus. I loved all of Tom's relationships with his dogs and his friends and Paige. But, for me, the hiking in the mountains and the politics of Newburyport just got too bogged down for me. It slowed things down and I found myself skimming over a lot of it. But the story of Tom and Atticus will continue to resonate with me for a long time.
sleightoffeet's review against another edition
2.0
This was a sweet book, and in the beginning I really enjoyed it. As it went on, it became repetitive, and it became more about bragging about how much better they were than experienced hikers, and how the fans of Atticus that they met on the mountain, diminished his joy of hiking.
This book chronicles the adventures of a writer living in a small town in New England and his dog. We learn about his life, his work, his finding of Atticus and how they got started hiking. I expected a sweet story that wouldn't stress me out (Since there was a dog on the cover, I did appropriate googling to find out whether or not I would be devastated or not before even cracking open the cover).
If this book had been shorter, and had some of the fat cut out, I think I would have enjoyed it a bit more. It is still a nice read though.
This book chronicles the adventures of a writer living in a small town in New England and his dog. We learn about his life, his work, his finding of Atticus and how they got started hiking. I expected a sweet story that wouldn't stress me out (Since there was a dog on the cover, I did appropriate googling to find out whether or not I would be devastated or not before even cracking open the cover).
If this book had been shorter, and had some of the fat cut out, I think I would have enjoyed it a bit more. It is still a nice read though.