A review by jquigs14
A Walk Across America by Peter Jenkins

4.0

I had been looking forward to reading this for a long time. I love this sense of adventure; I'm a little jealous 'cuz there's a part of me that wants to set off on a similar walking journey. I really like Peter's honesty; his very personal writing style makes this feel more like a journal, not a final, polished work. And I greatly admire his adventures with Cooper. My only disappointment is that at some point I was looking for him to arrive at some broader universal truths. Peter stuck pretty much to the nuts and bolts of his journey. I could tell that he was profoundly influenced by the folks he met along the way, but I was looking for more introspection: some clues about how those people would have an impact on his life. Maybe I'll find out more in book #2. So far we've only gotten as far as New Orleans...there's a lot more of the journey still to come.