I agree with David’s point about how the great amount of detailed asides makes the book seem monotonous. Bryson clearly did a lot of research, and knew every aspect of anything that could even remotely relate to the trail. It was unnecessary for him to put so many facts into the book. The purpose of Bryson’s writing was clearly humor, but many parts seem to be too detailed to be funny.
I think that Peter made a very good point about how the asides help to increase the reader’s suspense. However, I personally found myself wanting to skim these boring tidbits of information because I was too drawn into the storyline. Also, I think that the book would be much more enjoyable if the reader didn’t have to grasp a hold on the reality of what was going on outside of the AT, but instead get lost in nature…
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