A review by cintain
A Philosophy of Walking by Frédéric Gros

5.0

I positively, thoroughly loved, loved, loved this book. As a person who enjoys walking so much, I really wanted what this book offers. The author approaches walking from his own perspective, as well as from famous writers and philosophers. Never trite or predictable (and very much like a long walk in the great outdoors) Gros manages to surprise the reader by meandering through intriguing, obscure, and little known facts to arrive at conclusions that are at once surprising and familiar, like a grand landscape one knows well arrived at through an unknown route. The chapters read as stand-alone essays which focus on a topic, an element of walking, food for thought before taking to the road.
To be read in small increments, over and over again, this is truly a philosophy for walking on this Earth. Cannot recommend it highly enough.