tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post7968569662472738986..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Tracks - Robyn DavidsonSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-69728783075835143602021-07-07T15:44:19.174-05:002021-07-07T15:44:19.174-05:00I was as impressed with her preparation as I was w...I was as impressed with her preparation as I was with her actual walk through the desert, Kathy. She had eight months to prepare, but so many things went wrong during those months that she ended up wondering more than ever what the outcome would be out there on her own.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-53273173035973134082021-07-07T15:42:57.117-05:002021-07-07T15:42:57.117-05:00It does take a special kind of person (especially ...It does take a special kind of person (especially if female) to take risks like this. I can't imagine how she did it even after watching the movie and reading the memoir.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-8839329135460409162021-07-07T15:41:54.499-05:002021-07-07T15:41:54.499-05:00Let me know what you think of it, Lark. I think th...Let me know what you think of it, Lark. I think the movie actually made it look a lot easier than it really was.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-69917524635367704972021-07-07T15:41:08.568-05:002021-07-07T15:41:08.568-05:00Same here, Dorothy..nothing but dreams now, but I ...Same here, Dorothy..nothing but dreams now, but I can still dream about doing things like this.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-67022538813792113562021-07-07T10:08:00.992-05:002021-07-07T10:08:00.992-05:00I have enjoyed books like this where an adventurer...I have enjoyed books like this where an adventurer goes on a very difficult and dangerous journey (Wild and Into the Wild) and one important lesson is you must prepare for these trips. These cross country trecks are not for amateurs. Robyn Davidson understood this and so her books sounds well worth readingKathy's Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967595794483824444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-67852100416905025832021-07-07T09:32:00.808-05:002021-07-07T09:32:00.808-05:00Wow, this does sound like an amazing adventure sto...Wow, this does sound like an amazing adventure story! I've never heard of it before. I do love reading books about people who are WAY more adventurous than I am (which is just about anyone, truthfully).Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-37346893029455738282021-07-06T14:50:07.541-05:002021-07-06T14:50:07.541-05:00I do really love this book! I checked the movie ou...I do really love this book! I checked the movie out from the library and am hoping to watch it this weekend. Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-33041224379350925412021-07-06T13:48:15.425-05:002021-07-06T13:48:15.425-05:00I used to dream of such adventures myself. Probabl...I used to dream of such adventures myself. Probably not on the cards at this point but I still like to read about them and dream.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-36173480550485541922021-07-06T12:00:31.117-05:002021-07-06T12:00:31.117-05:00I think you'll like it, Bill, if you are one o...I think you'll like it, Bill, if you are one of those who enjoy long walks in remote places. Over the years, I've collected a few "long walk" books and still love reading them as much today as ever. My hiking days are pretty much over, but I still enjoy the kind of wandering road trip that usually leads to several nice surprises along the way. Hoping, in fact, to leave around Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-7558630013672875742021-07-06T11:57:26.673-05:002021-07-06T11:57:26.673-05:00Jeane, I think you'll like the book, but keep ...Jeane, I think you'll like the book, but keep in mind that not all the camel owners treat their animals very well, especially the wild ones they are trying to domesticate for use in their businesses there in Alice Springs. <br /><br />I have to admit that the overall impression of Alice Springs in the seventies is a bit of a surprise. Not a place I would have wanted to experience on my own...Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-44446126635444263492021-07-06T11:54:58.383-05:002021-07-06T11:54:58.383-05:00You will be happy to learn, I think, that she real...You will be happy to learn, I think, that she really loved her four camels and her dog and that she pampered them as much as possible under the conditions. Too, the four camels had a very happy ending to the trip when they were "retired" on a little farm where they would be pampered for the rest of their lives. There are, however, some scenes in the book where camels are badly Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-87352426183388132492021-07-06T11:52:29.159-05:002021-07-06T11:52:29.159-05:00The book definitely has something of a feminist pe...The book definitely has something of a feminist perspective, if not an outright agenda, to it, I think. She describes herself, at the time, of being in a state of mind where she felt she needed this kind of drastic change in her life in order to go on. She was an extreme loner at this stage of her life, and she could barely tolerate being around people. The way she was treated by the locals - as Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-53081612838146623682021-07-06T11:49:15.260-05:002021-07-06T11:49:15.260-05:00I think her statement is a good reminder of just h...I think her statement is a good reminder of just how much the world has changed in the last five decades, particularly in regards to technology. And with the aborigine population finally getting treated better, there are many more sacred no-go sites to be avoided, etc. Plus, too, there are simply more people living in the outback than ever before. Even with all of that, I wouldn't want to trySam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-60760124977791677442021-07-06T08:51:51.469-05:002021-07-06T08:51:51.469-05:00Great review! As someone who enjoys an occasional ...Great review! As someone who enjoys an occasional backpacking escape from it all, this incredible tale is a must. Thanks for publizing it!William A. Glasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05000026095430093438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-4850388031242040302021-07-06T08:09:01.131-05:002021-07-06T08:09:01.131-05:00This sounds fantastic. And there was a Nat Geo art...This sounds fantastic. And there was a Nat Geo article about her! I'm adding it to my reading list right away. Not the least because I'd enjoy reading about what it was like to handle the camels, and I've encountered descriptions of Alice Springs in some other fiction or memoir before, but this sounds like a v different viewpoint of it.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-79059992061862383782021-07-05T20:27:08.312-05:002021-07-05T20:27:08.312-05:00What a story and experience this had to be. I love...What a story and experience this had to be. I love that National Geographic cover but, then, I'm such a huge animal lover. I probably would not read this type of story simply because I often feel more deeply for the poor animals than the humans in such stories -- just me probably.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-56749025469212651862021-07-05T17:11:08.166-05:002021-07-05T17:11:08.166-05:00Good review. It seems what Davidson did & went...Good review. It seems what Davidson did & went thru was heroic. And I should go back & read the book of her journey ... the Alice Springs part seems beyond grueling. I'm curious too of what became of her after. Would you say that the book has a feminist perspective or agenda to it? Wiki says she lived at Doris Lessing's while writing some of it ... hmm. She knew quite a few thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-42814163439885715912021-07-05T17:10:15.628-05:002021-07-05T17:10:15.628-05:00As you can guess this is probably a book that woul...As you can guess this is probably a book that would be for me. I'm stunned though that such a journey would not be really be possible now. Honestly shocked. I'll definitely be reading this at some stage. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.com