Fascinating.
If there's a genre called "Long Walks" it's one of my absolute favorites and I thought this book would be a slam dunk for me. Instead, I ended up abandoning it and it made my "Worst of 2020" list. I thought it poorly written and repetitive, wallowing in pathos, and it ultimately strained my credulity. Nice to have confirmation!
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Originally Posted by salamanderjuice
How much fact checking can you really expect?
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There's a common-sense litmus test regarding credibility and I'd argue that
Salt Path flunked spectacularly. The flipside is that I'm sure marketability was the only serious criterion and given its being a memoir, PRH could take refuge in plausible deniability if questions were raised.