A review by lost_hitsu
In Praise of Walking: A New Scientific Exploration by Shane O'Mara

3.0

I've rarely seen a popular science book that so spectacularly fails to take into account that the author's experience is not universal. I'm not talking about the lack of acknowledgement that regular walking is simply not possible for a lot of people (it is, after all, a book about walking), but pronouncements on the universal joy of walking the streets at night feels as if the author never met a woman in his life. The science is interesting and as a regular walker myself, it did cheer me up, but it reads like a checklist of pros of walking, without considering any wider implications.