书籍介绍
Back in America after twenty years in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to reacquaint himself with his native country by walking the 2,100-mile Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine. The AT offers an astonishing landscape of silent forests and sparkling lakes--and to a writer with the comic genius of Bill Bryson, it also provides endless opportunities to witness the majestic silliness of his fellow human beings. For a start there's the gloriously out-of-shape Stephen Katz, a buddy from Iowa along for the walk. Despite Katz's overwhelming desire to find cozy restaurants, he and Bryson eventually settle into their stride, and while on the trail they meet a bizarre assortment of hilarious characters. But A Walk in the Woods is more than just a laugh-out-loud hike. Bryson's acute eye is a wise witness to this beautiful but fragile trail, and as he tells its fascinating history, he makes a moving plea for the conservation of America's last great wilderness. An adventure, a comedy, and a celebration, A Walk in the Woods is destined to become a modern classic of travel literature.
AI导读
核心看点
- 比尔·布莱森徒步阿巴拉契亚小道的爆笑游记
- 幽默吐槽与硬核科普交织，展现美国自然风光
- 记录与损友凯茨的狼狈同行及途中奇遇
适合谁读
- 喜欢幽默风趣、轻松阅读风格的读者
- 对徒步旅行、户外探险感兴趣的人群
- 想了解美国地理、历史及自然生态的读者
读前提醒
- 作者并未走完全程，需接受这一现实设定
- 书中夹杂大量地理历史知识，非纯叙事
- 部分段落略显啰嗦，可跳读保持节奏
读者共识
- 行文自然流畅，幽默感与感伤并存
- 结尾章节极具感染力，带来幸福感
- 激发读者对徒步旅行和自然的向往
本导读基于书籍简介、目录、原文摘录、短评和书评生成，不等同于全文精读。
精彩摘录
- "Woods are not like other spaces. To begin with, they are cubic. Their tress surround you, loom over you, press in from all sides. Woods choke off views and leave you muddled and without bearings. They make you feel small and confused and vulnerable, like a small child lost in a crowd of strange legs"
- "不管你奋力前进多少路，可望而不可即的最高峰一直往后退着，因此，每当天穹露出一角让你得以一瞥的时候，你总是郁闷地看到，最高的树木依旧像先前那样遥不可及。你仍然跌跌撞撞地前进，你还能怎么样呢"
- "但是也许天还在下雨，是一种寒冷、无情的斜雨，邻近的山峰上响着雷、闪着电，也许一队雄鹰侦查排踏着沉闷的小步跑过来了。也许你又冷又饿，身上的气味臭得你自己也没法闻。也许你想躺下来，像地衣那样：不是真的死掉，只是一动不动地躺上很长很长的时间。"
- "我醒来已经是白天了，我的帐篷的内壁覆着一层奇怪的片状结晶，一会儿我就明白了，这都是我在夜间打的鼾，被冷缩、冰冻和凝结在帐篷的织物上，好似被收藏进一本呼吸纪念物剪贴簿。"
- "Even an interstate highway, with its cloverleaf interchanges and parallel carriageways, looked benign and thoughtful, like the illustrations you used to get in children's books in my boyhood, showing an America that was busy and on the move, but not too busy to be attractive."
- "“At the time of our hike, the Appalachian Trail was fifty-nine years old. That is, by American standards, incredibly venerable. The Oregon and Santa Fe trails didn’t last as long. Route 66 didn’t last as long. The old coast-to-coast Lincoln Highway, a road that brought transforming wealth and life t"
- "所有这些对我具有某些重大意义，部分是因为我在汉诺威居住，但是我认为，主要是因为我生活在20世纪末。幸运的是，我有良好的想象力，所以，当我从诺威奇步行前往汉诺威的时候，我想象的不是一条繁忙的微型高速公路，而是树荫蓊郁，两边植着树篱，长着野花，其间矗立着一排气魄宏大，但规模适中的灯柱，在每根灯柱上倒吊着一个公路官员，那样我的感觉就会好得多。"
- "无烟煤的极大讽刺性在于，尽管它十分坚硬，难以点燃，但是一旦点燃，就几乎无法扑灭。在宾夕法尼亚州东部，关于失控的煤矿大火的故事数不胜数。勒海的一次大火从1850年开始燃烧，直到大萧条的年代才烧光，一直烧了80年。"
用户评论
看着直让我想马上就去到山林里走路，好书不都是这样么？非常值得借鉴的游记写法，有趣又有料，关于美国国家公园的段落很长知识，建议每个打算去美国山林的人读一读。
I really love this book. It's such a delightful piece of reading.
Hiking the Appalachian Trail is one of my goals of life.
唉，当时觉得特没意思来着，后来觉得还挺有意思的
Another trip to rediscover America. Bravo! Mr. Bryson.
有些失去梦想，还是看看就好了。我全程：Bike the Appalachian trail or, Write a book or learn to sail, Wouldn't that be cool?
原来作者没有走完全程啊。不过，真的很佩服啊！直接说“我做不到了”，也需要很大的勇气。每天在地铁上读一两章，原本不知道什么时候读完的书，也读到了最后一页。合上书，很满足，想去徒步，哪怕只走一段很短的路。
[English Version] [Audiobook] Loved the humor! Katz简直是我的欢乐源泉。以及Bill对AT的感受和我如出一辙。Glad that I section hiked but no need to through hike. ”There is no point in hurrying because you are not actually going anywhere. However far or long you plod, you are always in the same place: in the woods… The woods is one boundless singularity.”
"travel companion"的意义
感觉大哥又玩命又逗比的，叨逼叨的特好玩。而且他旅途上遇到的人也都很特别啊。
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