friends, you will truly be interested in this book. yes, this is the same woman who wrote that narcissistic piece 'o crap called eat, pray, love--but this book is good!
it's about a real man named eustace conway who has created a sanctuary for himself called turtle island. eustace in many ways took himself out of modern society, but in other ways has truly embraced it. he left his suburban home at the age of 17 to live in the woods in a teepee. he has hiked the entire appalachian trail, set the world record for riding his horse across the entire u.s., driven a buggy through the entire great plains of the u.s. and canada, and more. yet he went around to schools to teach people that they could all live like him, he has opened turtle island up for campers, etc., and whenever he has accomplished some great feat he has had the media following him. what a contradiction! and if you read it, there's a spot where he talks about his dream home, and it has walk-in closets. interesting for a man with few possessions...
but he's incredibly interesting and i think gilbert does a good job getting you close to eustace. i say only getting close to eustace because i don't think it's possible to get into his head--nor would i want to be there. but you get close, you imagine what he smells like, and if you're like me you can't imagine living like him. not because he's secluded or works hard, but because i really like a real shower everyday and i like good food--oh, and warm blankets... (he has nearly starved on so many occasions and i can just imagine how cold it was sleeping outside every day for years!)
in any case, it's a really fun and quick read, and i must say that i am fascinated by eustace conway, even though i don't think i'd really want to meet him.
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