“Very alluring writing. I definitely want to read more.”
Wendy S.,
39 year-old movie set support from Los Angeles,
CA
“I
think it would be a great book for just about anybody
interesed in the outdoors. I've been telling rafting
and climbing friends about it. It would be great for our
book club!”
Julie A.,
47 year-old teacher from Idaho Falls,
ID
“The
descriptions of the people were captivating. The story
contained little details that captured the soul of the
people, their thoughts and voice, not just what they
did…Immortalizing the average person touches me because I
hope that my life, regardless of how ordinary it may seem,
will touch someone and that I will be remembered for my own
average greatness like this tribute to
Clancy.”
“I read to learn, to escape, to feel, or for suspenseful,
page-turning entertainment. I don’t always find all of that
in one book, but I did with ‘Anything Worth Doing.’ Be sure
to tell me when I can get the rest. I need to know what
happens next.”
Elke S., 30
year-old mother from Federal Way,
WA
“I
want to read more. If I can’t be on a river wild at some
point, at least I can escape to it while I sit on the
tarmac somewhere in middle America.”
Steve R.,
37 year-old engineer from Idaho Falls,
ID
“The
writing was unique – storytelling but conversational. I
could see the whitewater…I could see the river guides. The
language choice in several of the paragraphs was
remarkable.” “If I saw it in a book store and read that
preface, I'd buy it in a heartbeat and would recommend it
to my friends and family.”
Karin L.,
31 year-old manager and novelist, Pullayup,
WA
“I
really – really – enjoyed the writing. It’s interesting,
even surprising, and intellectually and aesthetically
pleasing in its turns of phrase and images. I was impressed
with the introduction to the subculture, the character
development, and what a great story was unfolding.
Wonderful mix of adventure and pondering of
life.”
Lene P., 45
year-old anthropologist from Ellensburg
WA
“I
loved the chapters, especially when you talked about your
own experiences…when you received that tragic letter, what
you did with it, when you saved someone on the river, when
you visited Clancy’s brother and he gave you the poems –
all those moments literally took my breath away and gave me
chills…You establish yourself in the text beautifully as an
observer who has earned your knowledge of these people and
their story. You are uniquely positioned and qualified to
tell it and that makes me feel privileged to get to read
it.”
Rachel S.,
39 year-old therapist from Washington, D.C.
area