The Hike is a strange book, to put things lightly. And my opinion on this book shifted wildly over its course, sometimes even page by page or sentence by sentence. There really isn't any good way to describe this book—even the teasing snippets littering the covers could never possibly capture how incredibly weird it is.

I will just say this: if you find yourself struggling to get through this book as I myself did at times, stick to the path. Push through to the end because I believe it is worth it. What a weird and magnificent journey.