Honestly, this book wasn’t what I was hoping for.

I will start off by saying that Chris’s story isn’t a happy one. Contrary to what has been written, it’s obvious that mental health played a factor. No sane person does this. It has also come to light through his sisters book (but isn’t mentioned here) that his father and mother were abusive to them. Going in with that context, it’s really apparent that mental health played a huge factor.

Next, this is a guesstimate story. We don’t know what really happened on this two year journey apart from people he met along the way and his journals. A lot of this book is assumption making.

You can skip at least 5 chapters as they have nothing to do with Chris’s story. By the last 40 pages I just wanted the book to be done and I skipped chapters.

I think this story has been romanticized to be about man abandoning society and finding his true self. That isn’t what this story is.