Why is this so choppy?

How can a book about a man running around the whole world be so boring?

Is it possible to write a whole a book like a Roxette song, and should anyone read it?

Why is this book only for those who are really into environmentalism?

What were German readers looking for in a travel book after World War II?

Who would have thought it was possible to cross the Bering Strait on foot?

Is this book trivial and fun, or is it just plain boring?

Could we have expected more from a book that advertises itself as being gonzo?