Re[4]: [at-l] RE: Bryson's Book

[wolferrae@earthlink.net (Rogene Beers)]

Walden is still sold because many high schools make it a required reading
thats why so many of this book end up in used bookstores.  I read the book
the first time back in '68 and was enthralled because I already in wanted to
hike the At trail and live in some partially isolated mountain pond wood
type home.  I've read a report that Henry frequented the general store to
combat his isolation.  Don't know if this is true.
Rogene


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob C." <ellen@clinic.net>
To: <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 10:21 AM
Subject: Re[4]: [at-l] RE: Bryson's Book


>
> "...Yeah  it  (Walden)  is  small  and so boringly dense and obtuse that
you can
> never finish it." reports J. Bryan Kramer.
>
> I  guess that must be why it still sells thousands of copies a year and
I've yet
> to  see  a bookstore that fails to have a copy on its shelves. One has to
search
> for  the  other  "classics"  of that era. Only Walden seems to have a
continuing
> broad audience.
>
> I've  often thought the reason may be the message and the skill with which
it is
> delivered.  A  mixture  of  seriousness  and subtle humor. But J. Bryan
may have
> discovered something about Walden that us denser folks have missed.
>
> Weary
>
>
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