Solitude by Bob Kull


Ever wonder what it would be like to go solo for a year?  Bob did it and wrote a book about it.  100 miles out into the Chilean archipelago of Patagonia.

1st quarterof book is pretty much straight forward journaling in trip report style.  Good writing and I followed him along on maps.  Middle half of book gets deeper as he delves into self-examination of life and who he is.  whole book is in a daily journal-entry type style and an easy read.  If you've ever thought how a year alone might impact you...give it a read.

An interesting sidebar...his whole project was linked to him talking a Canadian university into approving this expidition for a doctoral thesis in a study of himself and how Solitude affected him....here's a link to his web page....under the "Solitude Project" link, you can find some maps and pics under the "slideshow".

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Me, I'm sick of myself after 6 days alone.

wally wrote on Feb 21^st, 2010 at 5:37am:

Me, I'm sick of myself after 6 days alone.

I can go about ten days or so..then get sick off me.. :D

That's funny!!!

Great find Wally,
The link to the slide show gives a feel to it. The pics are awesome. Who knows, I might have to pick this one up.  [smiley=thumbup.gif]

Just finished this on my Kindle. Overall I am lukewarm on the book. The daily details of living were interesting, but I found his philosophizing and whining about not finding himself tiresome.  He seems to be one messed up guy; mistreats his Cat, unsure of his sexuality, his disinterest in 9/11, etc.

Interesting but not a consistently entertaining read.

Funny Beav...I thoght he was messed up too.  But I thought he was too easy on the kitty.

wally wrote on Apr 16^th, 2010 at 6:44pm:

Funny Beav...I thoght he was messed up too.  But I thought he was too easy on the kitty.

Gee, Wally...I dunno....launching your cat across the cabin because it's making noise seems a bit extreme. To each their own, I guess. Just not the way I treat pets.