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Lost Art Of Walking: The History, Science, Philosophy, Literature, Theory And Practice Of Pedestrianism (2008)

by Geoff Nicholson(Favorite Author)

3.19 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1905128177 (ISBN13: 9781905128174)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Harbour Publishing

review 1: I liked the idea of this book and found much of it of great interest. However, not to sound too prissy, I didn't like the author's tone. He just seemed so dismissive, which bothered me. Walking is a subject about which much can be said, and indeed the book did not claim to say all that there is to say about it. Nonetheless, the level of dismissiveness (for example, of 'Mrs Dalloway', an absolutely wonderful novel) struck me as impolite. I appreciated the breadth of references, but wished they were treated more respectfully. Perhaps I'm unduly sensitive to this because I'm used to a more academic tone in non-fiction? Still, I enjoyed 'Into The Wild' Jon Krakauer, which has a very different focus but is also essentially a book about walking, much more.
review 2: ... moreI love walking and I love writing that can describe to me why I love walking so much. This book isn't that. It's very self-indulgent. The personal stories/chapters would be fun if told by a friend, it's a bit of a waste of time as a book. The writing is good enough though, meriting 2 stars rather than just 1. A much much better book about walking is Wanderlust: A History of Walking by Rebecca Solnit. less

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