Walking to Listen
4,000 Miles Across America, One Story at a Time

Ugh! I fought to get to the end of this book. I was far more interested in the stories of the people he met than the repetitive belly button gazing he gave throughout this book. While he at least acknowledged that this was the journey of a young white privileged young man, it did not step beyond the......more

Andrew is finished with college but doesn't know what to do next. He decides to take a walk. Across America. A walk to see if he can find out the important things in life. He does. It's an almost year-long journey, from Pennsylvania, down South, through Texas, across New Mexico and Arizona, to Calif......more

I received this book through a Goodreads giveaway, and the publisher included a letter asking me to review to book in exchange for “winning” the copy. I didn’t look too much beyond the title, and the blurb touting it as a journey across America (on foot) wherein the author explores the stories of the......more

This was a great account of the authors walk across America and to his encounters with the people he meets along the way. His goal to learn something about himself, through self reflection, about his own behavior and beliefs, and also about the lives and beliefs of the people he meets. This story tak......more

Bravo to Andrew Forsthoefel for embarking on a remarkable journey and sharing it in a tender, funny and beautifully written book. His observations of people, places and the natural world are honest, sometimes raw and always authentic. I cried at the end of this book because I felt the true effort of......more