Title: An Egotistical & Uninspired Walk in the Wilds of Appalachia...
Product review: I had heard mixed reviews of this book so I thought I'd take a look for myself. I read and was gravely disappointed! If you are going to write about the Appalachian Trail and the culture around it, first start with an attitude of humility and respect, even if you don't understand or like the people you meet. Bryson does nothing of the kind. Instead he portrays Southerners as foolish imbeciles who don't care about their ecological surroundings. Say what!? I just returned from the Appalachian Trail and I can tell you that his book is extremely inaccurate on many points, but mostly on its descriptions of the Appalachian 'natives'. They are some of the kindest, hardest working, and loving people I have ever met in my life! Bloody decent folk is what they are, and Bryson is as thoughtless and insolent as a writer could possibly be.
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