Walking the Americas
1,800 Miles, Eight Countries, and One Incredible Journey from Mexico to Colombia
گزارش تخلف
کتاب های مرتبط
- اطلاعات
- نقد و بررسی
- دیدگاه کاربران
نقد و بررسی
February 15, 2018
Former British paratrooper and author Wood (Walking the Nile; Walking the Himalayas) likes to walk. But this title is a bit of a misnomer; he is only walking from the Yucatan to Colombia, not Alaska to Patagonia. Even so, it is a daunting trek. Wood and his Mexican guide/friend Alberto cross eight countries encompassing Central America (sorry El Salvador) through jungles, barren plains, mountains, narco lairs, gang-infested neighborhoods, and haunts of human smugglers. There are snakes, stadium-sized scary critters, and quadrapeds you wouldn't like to meet. The author hints, once or twice, that a film crew accompanied him, making a documentary and helping with logistics. But rather than taking anything away from the adventure, this only guarantees that we are reading their travelog and not their obituaries. VERDICT So often books on great treks seem to relish recounting only maladies, sexcapades, or drunken capers. Not so with Wood; he focuses on the people and places he and Alberto encounter, which makes for great reading.--Lee Arnold, Historical Soc. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Copyright 2018 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
دیدگاه کاربران