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gracefulhope's review against another edition
5.0
This was such a fun and entertaining read. I appreciated the authors' candor and humor, and I also enjoyed learning about the many national parks we have in the US!
brendalovesbooks's review against another edition
4.0
I liked the first book better, but this was fun to read as well.
heather_sl's review against another edition
3.0
If you enjoy the outdoors, public lands and hiking as I do, then you will probably enjoy this book. Lots of quirky humor provided by Matt and Karen as they recount their adventures in the form of "emails" to their friends Bob and Sue. This is the second in a series of three Dear Bob and Sue books, and the second I've read. I needed this fun, light read after reading The underground Railroad, and this fit the bill.
jenvogel80's review against another edition
4.0
I am a National Parks Nerd. It is my goal to visit every National Park (62 now!) and as many non-park sites run by the NPS as possible. I picked this book up at the Mammoth Cave NP gift shop on last years visit - it’s our closest park and we go at least annually.
I enjoyed this book. I like the easy to read tone. By turning it into emails rather than just a journal they could add more conversational anecdotes. This book gave me a feel for which parks we should visit while my daughter is young and which we should wait and see when she is older and can handle longer hikes.
I am not sure everyone will like this book but those with an interest in the parks definitely will.
I enjoyed this book. I like the easy to read tone. By turning it into emails rather than just a journal they could add more conversational anecdotes. This book gave me a feel for which parks we should visit while my daughter is young and which we should wait and see when she is older and can handle longer hikes.
I am not sure everyone will like this book but those with an interest in the parks definitely will.
shawniebooks's review against another edition
3.0
This was an interesting view into Bob and Sue's time off to vist the National Parks. I laughed out loud at much of the humor. I found their banter and the way they make fun of each other in their letters to Bob and Sue mostly funny. I hear they're more serious about their park visits on their podcast in case this book's flippant, sometimes negative tone bothers.
amandae129's review against another edition
4.0
I wish the authors had narrated the audiobook (the have a podcast by the same title) as the narrators, though good, are those I'm used to reading thrillers, and didn't have quite the right inflection.
dksrn626's review
4.0
I liked how they wrote it in email form. I found it entertaining ,since my husband and I like hiking and have hit many of the places they have. It also made me want to see more parks.
scgreenfelder's review
2.0
They only get the second star because there was some vaguely interesting info about the parks in there. Some of them, at least. The ones that they deemed important enough to spend time on.
In short, Matt is a complete misanthropic jerk and Karen is a self-centered airhead who doesn't seem to think the rules apply to her. I wouldn't want to meet them on a trail or anywhere else, and their writing wasn't good enough to make up for the fact that they're awful human beings.
In short, Matt is a complete misanthropic jerk and Karen is a self-centered airhead who doesn't seem to think the rules apply to her. I wouldn't want to meet them on a trail or anywhere else, and their writing wasn't good enough to make up for the fact that they're awful human beings.