tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post6072439790733786260..comments2024-01-07T02:13:14.908-05:00Comments on The Broke and the Bookish : Jessi Reviews "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill BrysonJanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01772938036847330151noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-42766992245693742882011-10-11T15:46:35.282-04:002011-10-11T15:46:35.282-04:00I love Bill Bryson for both his humor and his abil...I love Bill Bryson for both his humor and his ability to find fascinating links between seemingly unrelated things. He also does all of his own audio book reading and he's pretty awesome. <br /><br />And not to make you jealous or anything, but I got to meet him about a year ago when he was in New England for his At Home tour. We were in a small office in Arlington, MA, for about 3 hours and I was helping him sign books. Good times!As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-8417190492986483122011-10-10T23:08:49.793-04:002011-10-10T23:08:49.793-04:00I have read a ton of Bryson's books and loved ...I have read a ton of Bryson's books and loved them all. I have this one on my shelf and need to get to it!Amusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657337249497691366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-55635000413330091662011-10-10T21:25:43.174-04:002011-10-10T21:25:43.174-04:00Isn't Bryson a gem? I love his writing. He c...Isn't Bryson a gem? I love his writing. He can make the dullest sounding information fascinating.Anne@HeadFullofBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069558006454986084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-42013720114707167722011-10-10T19:45:39.635-04:002011-10-10T19:45:39.635-04:00I was really interested in all the history and bac...I was really interested in all the history and background too!Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-85981128409295297022011-10-10T19:41:30.707-04:002011-10-10T19:41:30.707-04:00This is one of my favorite Bill Bryson books. So v...This is one of my favorite Bill Bryson books. So very funny!Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18273468231529654323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-79068382984098410462011-10-10T16:44:50.704-04:002011-10-10T16:44:50.704-04:00Enjoyed the review - a lot, but then I am a big Bi...Enjoyed the review - a lot, but then I am a big Bill Bryson fan! All of his books do make me chuckle, but I find they are full of slightly "useless" bits of information. I know he is very, very popular in the UK.Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06522760773005391781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-64100980912186503032011-10-10T16:10:18.144-04:002011-10-10T16:10:18.144-04:00I really enjoyed A Walk in the Woods too. Perhaps ...I really enjoyed A Walk in the Woods too. Perhaps the funniest part I remember was when he was reading the advice about what to do if you encounter a bear. as I recall it read somewhat contradictory, advising one to run toward the bear in an aggressive manner, then saying, "of course, this may also antagonize the bear..." or something like that. Very funny.<br /><br />I also liked where he talked about the Chestnut trees (I think it was chestnut anyway) and their fate. Very sad.<br /><br />Coincidentally, I read a book by Joyce Carol Oates, The Tattooed Girl, this year and - though only a minor aside in the story - the title character comes from a small mining town in PA seemingly clearly based on Centralia. I think the horror film, Silent Hill, is also based on this. (my blog post about The Tattoed Girl: http://bibliophilica.wordpress.com/2011/06/27/the-tattooed-girl-by-joyce-carol-oates-a-damn-good-writer/)<br /><br />Great review!<br /><br />-JayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-77857028360348264382011-10-10T12:20:19.173-04:002011-10-10T12:20:19.173-04:00I've never heard of this book before, but I ha...I've never heard of this book before, but I have always wanted to hike that entire trail (it runs through the town I grew up in) so I will definitely be checking it out. Thanks for sharing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10385787689075231229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5345948308406299194.post-87354431237519136642011-10-10T11:48:56.950-04:002011-10-10T11:48:56.950-04:00I love all of Bill Bryson's books. You should ...I love all of Bill Bryson's books. You should pick up some more of them.Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04106076571852038596noreply@blogger.com