I had to read this book for my english class. i enjoyed it while I was reading it. It was very intriguing to see how far one person can go. I found chris a very well-developed character (maybe because he was a real person) because he had so many contradicting qualities, like the selfishness he displayed to his family and the selflessness he shows the strangers he met on the road. I like the way it was written. the only negative quality is that the middle gets kind of dull, although I understand you can't change someone's life to make it interesting. the other negative thing is that I just can't bring myself to reread it for the final in two days! there are too many characters to keep track of, too, so I'm having a very hard time studying this book for my exam.