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A review by nadoislandgirl
AWOL on the Appalachian Trail by David Miller
4.0
This book is to the AT what I expected [b:Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail|12262741|Wild From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail|Cheryl Strayed|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1453189881l/12262741._SY75_.jpg|17237712] to be to the PCT, that is, a kind of travelogue about the physical experience of thru hiking. Wild did not meet my expectations, being too much a memoir about sex and drugs. AWOL on the Appalachian Trail went the opposite way! So much daily minutia (like what he ate, how many miles each day, how many blisters he had), and hardly any big picture or emotional journey.
But on the other hand, perhaps the book was like the journey itself: long and full of the day to day repetitive actions that go with thru hiking.
All that to say, I did like it and would recommend it to anyone with even a passing interest in backpacking.
But on the other hand, perhaps the book was like the journey itself: long and full of the day to day repetitive actions that go with thru hiking.
All that to say, I did like it and would recommend it to anyone with even a passing interest in backpacking.