[at-l] Bryson question

[patrick.loomis@ch.novartis.com (patrick.loomis@ch.novartis.com)]

>I think one of the most frustrating things about his book is the fact that
>he made much more money and sold far more copies than any thru hiker -
>possibly more than all trail books combined. It happens that way from time
>to time.

That's because he knows how to tell a story.  He has a rare gift for
spinning yarns.  That's why I laughed until tears flowed.  If you can read
that book and not see yourself in there somewhere, you're taking yourself
way too seriously.  And it is fiction after all.