Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: A great easy but inspiring read.

I read this book in 1973 when only a few years older than the author. It was a great story of grit and determination of a youth in early manhood who had not yet found his way in life. In a mere 131 days and 2,500 miles of hiking alone Eric became a man experiencing physical, emotional and mental extremes.Now 30 years later even with the passage of time, it still makes a good, easy, but inspiring read of an adventure that with current technology (cellular phones especially) could not be repeated. But why did Eric not take gloves!!!!!!Finally, if Eric is still out there, he should write a biography or let me know in a quick few lines if life has treated him well.