As with my first book by the author, I'm very divided about whether it's interesting or boringly unfunny to me. The author has again gathered a lot of historical, environmental and other facts which were interesting, surprising or fascinating, or all three. In some parts, his anecdotes about his actual personal hiking experience on the Appalachian Trail were relatable from my own experience (though on a different trail). But mostly his anecdotes were, as in the previous book I read, boring, annoying and not very humourous - or all three at once.

So I suppose I can conclude that Bill Bryson as an author just isn't for me.