Title: Interesting subject but irritatingly smug and sarcastic
Product review: The subject is interesting, the descriptions are evocative and many of the observations are apt. I happen to share a lot of his views on the shortcomings of the Forest Service and the Park Service. But I quickly tired of the curmudgeonly, petulant, sarcastic tone and the impression Bryson gives of himself as the only intelligent and sane person surrounded by a sea of inanity and incompetence. The few pleasant, friendly people he meets are dismissed with a few words, while the majority with which he finds fault are heaped with scorn at length. It was made even worse by the fact that I chose the "Talking Book" version, which is read by Bryson himself. He is clearly enamored of his own wit, laying the sarcasm on thick in his delivery just in case the dull reader might miss it otherwise. I finally got sick of it and didn't finish the book.
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