I found Wanderlust: A History of Walking to be very thought-provoking. Rebecca Solnit writes about walking from many different perspectives. She studies how philosophically, walking is connected to how we think and view the world, and how journeys help to transform our perspectives. I found her analysis of walking as a political act and target as one of the most interesting. She considers topics ranging from protesting, to falsely arguing women inferiority to men, to the corporate control of walking spaces. She also discusses the negative repercussions from lifestyles that fail to include walking - how our migration from the cities to the suburbs has left us lonely and without much recourse than to waste away our time in front of the television. All things that resonated with me on many different levels.

The only negative about this book is that at times it feels targeted towards more academic minds and drones on with imagery that I found dull and ultimately did not offer much in the way of the topic of walking. With my second attempt, I was able to finish it before I needed to return it to the library. While I only gave it four stars for that reason, I am absolutely grateful that I took the time out to take in this book.