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Liked It Rated 4 stars “if you like walking this is a good book with a lot of facts.” see full review » see other reviews »

Didn’t Like It Rated 2 stars “Having trouble finishing this one. A bit thick and self-conscious.” see full review » see other reviews »

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  • Rated 4 stars

  “if you like walking this is a good book with a lot of facts.”

  james e wrote this review Friday, January 11, 2013. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
  
  • Rated 5 stars

  “Elegant and evocative essays that make you think again about walking in the West, and how this seemingly ordinary act reflects our society and culture.
  
  I love walking, and I love the spirit of walking this book celebrates.”

  Ben D wrote this review Monday, December 31, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
  
  • Rated 2 stars

  “Having trouble finishing this one. A bit thick and self-conscious.”

  Rebecca e wrote this review Tuesday, February 22, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
  
  • Rated 2 stars

  “The topic of the book is really interesting and it is obvious a lot of research and thought went into writing it. However, there have been times where the book literally put me to sleep.”

  Lila wrote this review Friday, July 31, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
  
  • Rated 3 stars

  “A good book, and very informative. Not a book that I would usually read, but it presents you with a wide variety of interesting topics in a very well informed and thoroughly researched way. An excellently written book worthy of study for anyone interested in a walking history.”

  Andrew wrote this review Thursday, July 16, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
  
  • Rated 4 stars

  “Rebecca Solnit, a thoughtful writer and spirited walker, takes her readers on a leisurely journey through the prehistory, history, and natural history of bipedal motion. Walking, she observes, affords its practitioners an immediate reward--the ability to observe the world at a relaxed gait, one that allows us to take in sights, sounds, and smells that we might otherwise pass by. Consider reading "Rings of Saturn" by W.G. Sebald if you like the sounds of this.”

  phil r wrote this review Thursday, September 4, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
  
  • Rated 5 stars

  “One of those books of essays you want to keep under-lining for all the great quotations, stories, thoughts. ”

  Jean L wrote this review Tuesday, June 24, 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No