I listened to an audio version of this book. It was easy enough to listen to while I made short trips in the car around town. The only this that I found difficult was the narrator's pronunciation of various words. It sounded as if he never learned the phonetic pronunciation of some words.

I loved that this book started in Seattle (ish, actually Bellevue) and that’s why I was so interested in reading it. It was definitely a good read. Not my favorite Richard Paul Evans book, but a fascinating premise.

It got slow in the middle, but in hindsight, it was true to the story because he is walking the complete state of Washington, so at times it’s going to be slow going. As always, the ending did not disappoint and was able to give enough of a happy ending while still leaving room for the next book in the series to pick up. Can’t wait to see what happens in the next one!

Gets a little boring, but I still liked it. The part where he's actually waking gets long, especially with how much he talks about food. Still want to read the next in the series.

I was pleasantly surprised by this book! The MC was easy to like and feel for as he went through multiple tragedies right in a row and lost everything. His new conviction to just walk and see where life takes him on his way to his final destination was actually really interesting. The story telling was well done as the MC explains where he walked and what he experienced in the small towns he stayed in. Hearing the stories of the people he met was really cool.

This was such a sad, sad story. I cannot imagine going though those things and well, wanting to get through it. Alan had a beautiful wife, his own ad company, a nice home and suddenly it was all gone. He decided to go on a walk, a long walk, across the whole continent. He set his sites to a place over 3,000 miles away. As he walked he did a lot of thinking and met some people who gave him more to think about. He doesn't finish his walk by the end of the book because something happened that required him to take a break. The book seems to end abruptly but it is the first in a series. It definitely gives a person plenty flood for thought. I'm glad I finally read it.

Very quick read...inspirational ending, although it seemed to come very quickly. Rather than this being the first of a series, I think the filler pages couldve been eliminated and written as one complete book.

Nice quick read. Liked the story, like all his books they have a message. The thing that was annoying to me was that each chapter had a 1 page divider which slowed me down reading and interrupted me.

Like most of Evans' books this is a feel good (well except the part that you cry), inspirational (or superficially inspirational) novel. It was a quick read (1 day) and I enjoyed it. One part I did NOT enjoy was the fact that this is going to be a series book (which I didn't find out until the last page). Not because I won't read the series (because I really enjoyed the style and main character) but because I like to read series only after they are completed.
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I could have put many quotes here but I chose only one.

"We can spend our days bemoaning our losses, or we can grow from them. Ultimately the choice is ours. We can be victims of circumstance or masters of our own fate, but make no mistake, we cannot be both."

And although the main character seems to be becoming a master of his own fate, I do not necessarily approve of walking away from everything - like he does at the beginning of his journey. Yes, we would all like to walk away from the things that cause us pain but I think real people learn to face them.

I was so hesitant to read this. But I am so glad I finally did. It's such an amazing story. I can't wait till I can finish the rest of it.