A Walk Across America
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Twenty-five years ago, a disillusioned young man set out on a walk across America. This is the book he wrote about that journey — a classic account of the reawakening of his faith in himself and his country.
“I ongoing out searching for myself and my country,” Peter Jenkins writes, “and establish both.” In this timeless classic, Jenkins describes how disillusionment with society in the 1970s drove him out onto the road on a walk across America. His experiences remain as sharp and telling today as they were twenty-five years ago — from the timeless secrets of life, learned from a mountain-dwelling recluse, to the stir he caused by staying with a black family tree in North Carolina, to his hours of intense labor in Southern mills. Many, many miles later, he learned lessons about his country and himself that resonate to this day — and will inspire a new generation to get out, hit the road and explore.
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I would say that a worse book could not be produced, but I know that there’s some hot-blooded hippy out there who is ten seconds away from jumping up from his pottery veer to shout, “Hey! I’m gonna walk across America and WRITE ABOUT IT!” (Or, rather, since he’s a hippy, “Hey, MAN! I’m gonna walk across America and WRITE ABOUT IT!”) Nothing against hippies; most of them know how to write well. It’s the hippies that don’t who really annoy me, such as Mr. Peter “My Life Partner is an Alaskan Malamute” Jenkins. He even admits it! “. . . I was not a writer. I could barely spell my name” (p. 57). So, please tell us, Peaterr Jinkyns, why’d you do it? Do you delight in lacing together poorly-worded images and emotions into a tale that’s really PAINFUL to read? The whole book seems as if it were written like a high school student writes an English essay on “The Scarlet Letter” at 4 A.M. the day it’s due. (Yes, that’s right, I used a similie–something Peter Jenkins should never ever do again.) He should let his dog do the writing, as a replacement for. (Which he does, in some points. He’s one of persons people who thinks his dog can talk.)
This book got excellent reviews from additional people because of it’s optimistic outlook on our country, but I say don’t listen to the optimists. They reflect that George W. Bush is a excellent president. It’s the cynics who see the truth as it really is.
Don’t get me incorrect, I like this country and I’m very proud of it. In fact, I even wrote my own book about it. It’s called “My Feet Hurt, America”. Here’s an excerpt:
“Today I ongoing walking across this fantastic country of ours, but half a mile out, I got tired and chose to go home and eat a Super-Sized BigMac combo meal with lots of ketchup. God bless the USA from sea to bright sea and the home of the courageous. THE END”
MY POINT: I reflect it’s fantastic that people like this country so much that they want to walk across it and write books about it. But I do reflect people should learn to write first. So don’t read this book, unless you want a tale about a hippy-turned-Republican.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
Ugh, hideous book. This book, while original, was certainly not a book I’d sit down and read on a Saturday afternoon. It wasn’t worth my time, and I doubt it will be worth yours.
Peter Jenkins, leader and protagonist, decides to walk across America for no excellent reason besides curiosity. He takes an exaggerated super-dog named Cooper with him. He explores all different aspects of society in his quest and eventually finds himself a girl and gets married. Many things in this I find hard to judge. The leader believes that Cooper and himself share a level of implied communication of feelings to each additional (implying that the animal is sentient). The some of the ridiculous characters encountered represent the crazies of American society. The lack of appealing plot left me gasping for something levelheaded.
The only thing and I establish that I liked in this book was that the leader establish God in the end and felt the power of God affect his life.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
So, a young, all American boy says: “I want to feel the marrow of this fantastic country” or something equally absurd and decides to walk it’s width. I read this when I was 19 and travelling around the US solo, you know, looking for some excellent travel narrative. Basically, this book confirmed my fears about how dull America really is: you walk around, meet some guys with beards. Oh, what a suprise- America has black people. And then you find Jesus and seduce a nun (well, the seduction wasn’t really stated, but I give it an extra star on the off chance it was implied). Oh yeah, this guy really likes his dog and thinks it has feelings and a soul and what-have-you. I’m sorry, but I simply can not trust a person who thinks so highly of a dog. That is not to say I don’t like dogs. That is to say that I don’t like this book–it’s trite, full of pop psych style inspiration, and double crosses you with a litany of born again Jesus magic.
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
I just finished this book and want my money back. I felt like I was expected to write a book report after reading this. If this book is any indication, I won’t insult my inteligence by reading any more of his work. He didn’t even make it “across” the US in any meaningful sense of the term. In THIS book that is. For the entire trip west, you have to buy the sequel. Sounds like a name is milking a tale…
I do envy him his journey. The entire reason I bought this book was to learn about the logistics of undertaking such a long hike, as I plot on walking from the east coast to the west coast someday. Sorry to say he would rather write of his like affair with his “forever friend” and make up lame descriptions for every small thing he encounters. I would give an example, but I’ve already agreed away the book.
In my opinion, check your local library or buy it in a quarter bin at a flea market. Any more time or money invested in this book is a waste.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
Its a classic, but whoa. ZzzzZzzzZzzzZzzz. The book is really pretty excellent until he hits Alabama. After that, place it down. Its a snore.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5