Sarah
I didn't know what to expect with this book but l've been getting up at 5am (only time I can) and walking for a hour each morning, it's done me wonders but sometimes I need a little motivating as 5am is a hard schedule to keep. So I decided to give this book a shot. It did not disappoint, even got me back to my 5am walk after a long slump. I did like how she mostly said "walking" instead of "hiking" it makes it so much more approachable (as someone who does not hike). I found the authors thoughts and connections very interesting and maybe not ones I would have made myself. I'll mull some more and add if I think of something in particular.
I found tremendous value in this book and wouldn't be surprised if I go back to it. I'm glad she thought to look into stories of women walkers in history, maybe this is obvious for people who read a lot of hiking/nature books, but to me it seems very niche and I wonder if it was a hard sell to the publisher, if it was I'm glad she got it and took the time to walk these routes and write a whole book about them. Her writing is engaging and fun to listen to, as if you're privileged to hear your friends meandering thoughts on a special interest. Hopefully that sounds good, I mean it as a great thing. I listened to the Audiobook and the narrator was great, even did nice accents. If you are even remotely interested in the topic I would highly suggest picking it up! I'm tired, so hopefully this made sense... now to go plan my own trauma walk...
I didn't know what to expect with this book but l've been getting up at 5am (only time I can) and walking for a hour each morning, it's done me wonders but sometimes I need a little motivating as 5am is a hard schedule to keep. So I decided to give this book a shot. It did not disappoint, even got me back to my 5am walk after a long slump. I did like how she mostly said "walking" instead of "hiking" it makes it so much more approachable (as someone who does not hike). I found the authors thoughts and connections very interesting and maybe not ones I would have made myself. I'll mull some more and add if I think of something in particular.
I found tremendous value in this book and wouldn't be surprised if I go back to it. I'm glad she thought to look into stories of women walkers in history, maybe this is obvious for people who read a lot of hiking/nature books, but to me it seems very niche and I wonder if it was a hard sell to the publisher, if it was I'm glad she got it and took the time to walk these routes and write a whole book about them. Her writing is engaging and fun to listen to, as if you're privileged to hear your friends meandering thoughts on a special interest. Hopefully that sounds good, I mean it as a great thing. I listened to the Audiobook and the narrator was great, even did nice accents. If you are even remotely interested in the topic I would highly suggest picking it up! I'm tired, so hopefully this made sense... now to go plan my own trauma walk...