Comments for Raynham Reads 2009 Book Blog http://raynhamreads.wordpress.com Welcome to the conversation about A Walk in the Woods, by Bill Bryson! You’ve joined with other readers in Raynham to share your thoughts and comments on this delightful book.To join the discussion, click on Comments under each Discussion Question. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:51:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Discussion Question 9 by Leslie http://raynhamreads.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/discussion-question-9/#comment-24 Leslie Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:51:21 +0000 http://raynhamreads.wordpress.com/?p=19#comment-24 Yes, I felt really ignorant reading some of this stuff! Why hadn't I heard of Centralia? I don't have a lot of confience in the National Parks' Administration after reading this either.... Made me mad! Yes, I felt really ignorant reading some of this stuff! Why hadn’t I heard of Centralia? I don’t have a lot of confience in the National Parks’ Administration after reading this either…. Made me mad!

]]> Comment on Discussion Question 1 by Leslie http://raynhamreads.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/discussion-question-1/#comment-23 Leslie Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:46:21 +0000 http://raynhamreads.wordpress.com/?p=35#comment-23 It's hard to pick a book that all will enjoy. The book is easy to read with light and informative moments. I could have used the stuff about black bears earlier this summer! I think the book was a fine choice. It’s hard to pick a book that all will enjoy. The book is easy to read with light and informative moments. I could have used the stuff about black bears earlier this summer! I think the book was a fine choice.

]]> Comment on Discussion Question 12 by karen mccoy http://raynhamreads.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/discussion-question-12/#comment-22 karen mccoy Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:40:02 +0000 http://raynhamreads.wordpress.com/?p=13#comment-22 Makes me wonder. Could Katz really keep up? Would have been difficult for Bryson but near impossible for Katz. Could they really have existed on snickers, raisins and peanuts for days? Makes me wonder. Could Katz really keep up? Would have been difficult for Bryson but near impossible for Katz. Could they really have existed on snickers, raisins and peanuts for days?

]]> Comment on Discussion Question 11 by karen mccoy http://raynhamreads.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/discussion-question-11/#comment-21 karen mccoy Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:37:24 +0000 http://raynhamreads.wordpress.com/?p=15#comment-21 I liked the ending. I could feel that Bryson did not want it to end but everything does one way or another. The trail made him appreciate what nature has done for us and how man can really spoil it. Makes you think twice about simple things like fertilizer and cutting the grass. Forcing nature to be what we want instead of just being. I liked the ending. I could feel that Bryson did not want it to end but everything does one way or another.

The trail made him appreciate what nature has done for us and how man can really spoil it. Makes you think twice about simple things like fertilizer and cutting the grass. Forcing nature to be what we want instead of just being.

]]> Comment on Discussion Question 10 by karen mccoy http://raynhamreads.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/discussion-question-10/#comment-20 karen mccoy Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:33:28 +0000 http://raynhamreads.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-20 I view them as positives. We are being taught without it being jammed down our throats. Enough info to make you wonder and question but not get turned off by it, I view them as positives. We are being taught without it being jammed down our throats. Enough info to make you wonder and question but not get turned off by it,

]]> Comment on Discussion Question 8 by karen mccoy http://raynhamreads.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/discussion-question-8/#comment-19 karen mccoy Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:31:14 +0000 http://raynhamreads.wordpress.com/?p=21#comment-19 Offensive, not in the least. Although I did not appreciate Katz joke about the pedophile. Offensive, not in the least. Although I did not appreciate Katz joke about the pedophile.

]]> Comment on Discussion Question 4 by karen mccoy http://raynhamreads.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/discussion-question-4/#comment-18 karen mccoy Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:25:05 +0000 http://raynhamreads.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-18 Yes. I don't know of anyone that has done the entire trail. When I was in college we used to talk about it but we never had the time to devote to it. Yes. I don’t know of anyone that has done the entire trail. When I was in college we used to talk about it but we never had the time to devote to it.

]]> Comment on Discussion Question 3 by karen mccoy http://raynhamreads.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/discussion-question-3/#comment-17 karen mccoy Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:23:24 +0000 http://raynhamreads.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-17 Their task was monumental. Could not believe that the two of them as inexperienced as they were actually did what they did. And they both survived. Their task was monumental. Could not believe that the two of them as inexperienced as they were actually did what they did. And they both survived.

]]> Comment on Discussion Question 1 by karen mccoy http://raynhamreads.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/discussion-question-1/#comment-16 karen mccoy Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:20:45 +0000 http://raynhamreads.wordpress.com/?p=35#comment-16 I think this was definitely a wise choice. It has a lot of info that many different types would learn from. The humor was wonderful and I felt like I was there. I think this was definitely a wise choice. It has a lot of info that many different types would learn from. The humor was wonderful and I felt like I was there.

]]> Comment on Discussion Question 9 by karen mccoy http://raynhamreads.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/discussion-question-9/#comment-15 karen mccoy Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:17:36 +0000 http://raynhamreads.wordpress.com/?p=19#comment-15 I don't ever recall hearing of this. Captured my attention and I immediately looked it up on the internet. It is still burning underground. I have mentioned this to a lot of people and no one I know has ever heard of it. Fascinating. I don’t ever recall hearing of this. Captured my attention and I immediately looked it up on the internet. It is still burning underground. I have mentioned this to a lot of people and no one I know has ever heard of it. Fascinating.

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