It was especially eye-opening to read Jenny’s accounts she did not make it her job of writing to build Scott into a hero. Scott and Jenny reveal much about themselves with a significant number of accounts which are not flattering, mostly for Scott. Together they are open and honest, if not raw, in North. Both Scott and Jenny excel at writing their styles are engaging, clear and flow easily. Scott and Jenny share the storytelling with Scott writing 80 or 90% of each chapter and Jenny following up with her own experiences, memories, and feelings from the same period. North’s format moves chronologically from the AT FKT attempt conception, to planning & prep and onto the 46+ days themselves. Along with Scott’s reputation for being exceedingly genuine, my contention is North is a book you can trust, and that goes a long way in today’s climate. Scott’s politeness and his missing drive, as discussed in the book, were both things I’d been witness to (prior to his AT FKT). In the case of Scott Jurek’s new book, North, about his 2015 Appalachian Trail FTK, my own experiences with Scott track very closely with the storytelling by both Scott and his wife Jenny. Because of this, it’s seemingly difficult to know how much embellishment, or even straight up fabrication, is included in anything you read. Without being too philosophical or cynical, the recounting of facts and telling of history has come into question over the last few years.
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