<![CDATA[I tried reading Bill Bryson a long time ago and wasn't into it.]]>I tried reading Bill Bryson a long time ago and wasn't into it. Second attempt, years later: on the strong rec of a friend, I picked up A Walk in the Woods. It is GREAT. Solid narration on the audiobook helps, but even the print version would make this one of the best books I've read in a long time. It's a very enjoyable memoir with some light humor (occasionally making me LOL) and a sprinkling of history. @bookstodon

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/jeffreyolivier/statuses/116341712901652539https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/jeffreyolivier/statuses/116341712901652539Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:27:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I tried reading Bill Bryson a long time ago and wasn't into it. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:21:49 GMT]]>@dbsalk @cetan @jaykass I read it too. How would you define extended?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/GregArcus/statuses/116341690180601832https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/GregArcus/statuses/116341690180601832Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:21:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I tried reading Bill Bryson a long time ago and wasn't into it. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:40:49 GMT]]>@mlanger This was published in 1998, and while I would hope that not much has changed along the Appalachian Trail in the past 3 decades, my guess is that change - both good and bad - is inevitable.

I think my first attempt with Bill Bryson, over a decade ago, was I'm A Stranger Here Myself. I probably gave up on it after a couple days. This is so much better.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dbsalk/statuses/116341528960134523https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dbsalk/statuses/116341528960134523Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:40:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I tried reading Bill Bryson a long time ago and wasn't into it. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:25:39 GMT]]>@cetan @jaykass I think my bar for giving a book 4 or 5 stars is whether I would want to re-read it, and this one definitely hits that mark. My friend who recommended it said she's read it at least a few times and might re-read it again soon.

It makes me want to be more outdoorsy and give hiking a try, though I'm grounded enough to know that an extended excursion along Appalachian Trail would be a ridiculous undertaking for someone like me.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dbsalk/statuses/116341469346739466https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dbsalk/statuses/116341469346739466Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:25:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I tried reading Bill Bryson a long time ago and wasn't into it. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:15:23 GMT]]>@bookstodon @dbsalk One of my favorite books! πŸ‘πŸ‘

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/3x10to8mps/statuses/116341428925061393https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/3x10to8mps/statuses/116341428925061393Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:15:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I tried reading Bill Bryson a long time ago and wasn't into it. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:06:21 GMT]]>@dbsalk @bookstodon I've read quite a bit of Bill Bryson and I really like his work. In fact, I don't think there's any of them that I didn't like, although some of them did not age well. The last one I read was about his trip to Australia and it seemed very out of date. Of course, it is pretty old.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/mlanger/statuses/116341393418606917https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/mlanger/statuses/116341393418606917Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:06:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I tried reading Bill Bryson a long time ago and wasn't into it. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:06:09 GMT]]>@jaykass @dbsalk same here. I very much liked this book at the time. I should re-read it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/cetan/statuses/116341392639126620https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/cetan/statuses/116341392639126620Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:06:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I tried reading Bill Bryson a long time ago and wasn't into it. on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:00:19 GMT]]>@dbsalk @bookstodon it’s the only Bryson I’ve ever read but I very much enjoyed it.

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