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A review by dmturner
American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal by Neil King
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
An original. I have complicated feelings about the author’s (acknowledged) white male privilege and the access and safety it granted him on his adventure. But I also resonated with the way he was facing his mortality and the way he rejoiced in his small accomplishments. The picture he painted of some of the people he encountered on his way revealed both their resourcefulness and their frequent wrongheadedness, in equal parts.
His path wound through many places where I have lived and spent my time. He even went through my childhood town, though he didn’t describe it.
His path wound through many places where I have lived and spent my time. He even went through my childhood town, though he didn’t describe it.
Content Warnings
Minor: Cancer and Death