The book is about people who persevere for a long time in pursuit of a goal, maybe a slightly crazy one. The author visited every country in the world. A guy walked across America. A woman cooked a meal from every country in the world. A girl of 16 sailed around the world alone. It’s not just inspirational stories, the stories are woven into a narrative that asks what is quest? Why do we do it? How? And what happens after?
I made me ask myself if I have a quest? And having concluded no, ask should I have one? There are places I want to go (notably this list, and maybe this one – alternate version – although so far I’ve only been to one from each). It would be cool to visit every country in the world, but for the last few years I have contented myself with going somewhere new each year. This year, Sweden and Romania (maybe I can fit in one more!). 2013, Thailand, New Zealand (x3!), North Korea, India, Indonesia (Bali), Iceland, Portugal, Prague. 2012: Australia, Singapore, Denmark. 2011: Prince Edward Island, California.
Anyway, so far I haven’t found a quest of my own. But I did enjoy the book, and if you, like me, love an adventure, you might like it too.