Freedom

I honestly have no idea what this book was supposed to be about. It was sort of just all over the place. Part of it is Sebastian Junger talking about his experiences walking the railroad lines along the east coast. I actually found that part of interesting and wish the whole book was about doing tha......more

An enjoyable and often fascinating book about many things, among them war, anthropology, the notion of personal and collective freedom, and Junger's journey walking 400 miles along railroad tracks in Pennsylvania. It's a little scattergun at times and less urgent than the other of his that I read re......more

In this collection, Junger explores the idea of freedom and community - how we value independence and individuality, but rely on others for many of our needs. Junger, a fellow war journalist, and 2 vets from the Afghan war, spend time walking the railroad lines of the East Coast, their days drilled......more

An interesting, though not completely satisfying, rumination on freedom as a group of men hike (though not continuously, but over time and in different arrangements) through the northeast along railroad lines (mostly through Pennsylvania), from the coast to the mountains. The walking seemingly a fra......more