Title: To Shake the Sleeping Self Pdf A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life with No Regret
Author: Jedidiah Jenkins
Published Date: 2018-10-02
Page: 336
“A thrilling, tender, utterly absorbing book. With winning candor, Jedidiah Jenkins takes us with him as he bicycles across two continents and delves deeply into his own beautiful heart. We laugh. We cry. We feel the glory and the agony of his adventure; the monotony and the magic; the grace and the grit. Every page of this book made me ache to know what happened next. Every chapter shimmered with truth. It’s an unforgettable debut.”—Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things“Jenkins’ words are brutally honest and leave me thinking a little deeper about my own observations when I pass a stranger on a street or see a flower blooming on a rocky trail.” —Outside Magazine"Thought-provoking and inspirational . . . This uplifting memoir and travelogue will remind readers of the power of movement for the body and the soul."—Publishers Weekly “Jedidiah Jenkins is a storyteller. He’s also an adventurer, a connoisseur of good pourovers, an avid Instagram user, a startup co-founder, and one of those humans that makes everything about them seem inviting.” —USA Today “[Jenkins is] a guy deeply connected to his personal truth and just so refreshingly present.” —Rich Roll, author of Finding Ultra “This is much more than a book about a bike ride. This is a deep soul deepening us. Jedidiah Jenkins is a mystic disguised as a millennial.” —Tom Shadyac, author of Life’s Operating Manual Jedidiah Jenkins is a travel writer, entrepreneur, and Instagram personality. A graduate of USC and Pepperdine University School of Law, Jenkins began his professional career with the nonprofit Invisible Children, where he helped orchestrate multinational campaigns to end the use of child soldiers in central Africa. His parents, Peter and Barbara Jenkins, are the authors of the bestselling A Walk Across America series. He is the executive editor of Wilderness magazine; his work has appeared in the Paris Review and Good magazine; and his journey was covered by National Geographic.
From travel writer Jedidiah Jenkins comes a long-awaited memoir of adventure, struggle, and lessons learned while bicycling the 14,000 miles from Oregon to Patagonia.
On the eve of turning thirty, terrified of being funneled into a life he didn't choose, Jedidiah Jenkins quit his dream job and spent the next sixteen months cycling from Oregon to Patagonia. He chronicled the trip on Instagram, where his photos and profound reflections on life soon attracted hundreds of thousands of followers and got him featured by National Geographic and The Paris Review.
In this unflinchingly honest memoir, Jed narrates the adventure that started it all: the people and places he encountered on his way to the bottom of the world, and the internal journey that prompted it. As he traverses cities, mountains, and inner boundaries, Jenkins grapples with the questions of what it means to be an adult, his struggle to reconcile his sexual identity with his conservative Christian upbringing, and his belief in travel as a way to "wake us up" to life back home.
A soul-stirring read for the wanderer in each of us, To Shake the Sleeping Self is an unforgettable reflection on adventure, identity, and a life lived without regret.
Awesome accomplishment, well told but little learned Three and a half stars (if I could give halves). I couldn't put this book down, which is a tribute to how well it was written and its subject matter--a 16-month long bicycle trip from Oregon to Pategonia. Also, I really liked the way the author honestly struggled with his inner self. However, in the end, the journey doesn't really change him in any significant way. He enters our lives at the beginning of the book a half-convinced evangelical Christian struggling with sin, and leaves us at the end pretty much the same. Worth reading for the descriptions of the trip (I was pretty jealous and seized with wanderlust), but not something that will spiritually inspire.An Inspiring and Heartbreaking Road Trip with Spiritual Undertones To Shake the Sleeping Self is a masterpiece. It's a road trip narrative, a story about a young man coming terms with his conservative upbringing and sexuality, and a disquieting look at our expectation toward travel.Approaching his 30th birthday with a sense of mounting dread, Jedidiah Jenkins decides to do something crazy and unexpected: Bike from Oregon to Patagonia. In spite of having zero biking experience, Jenkins embarks on his adventure with relish - anticipating a transformative personal and spiritual experience.But this is so much more than a book recounting a crazy adventure. Jenkins is gay, and sections of the book are reflections on his conservative Christian upbringing and its effects on his sexuality. Throughout the trip, Jenkins muses about his faith and the evolution of his spirituality. To be honest, these sections form the heart and soul of To Shake the Sleeping Self. This book asks hard questions about the nature of belief, morality, and family.Additionally, Jenkins does a wonderful job at not presenting his trip as some sort of "millennial spirit quest." He does not shy away from the unromantic and difficult aspects of biking through two continents. And he's honest about not having a dramatic revelation when he reaches his final destination.Also, To Shake the Sleeping Self contains one of the most quietly devastating final chapters I've ever read. This is a beautiful book that should appeal to the widest possible audience. Highly recommended.Eh I really wanted to love this book. I followed his travels on Instagram. I enjoyed his interviews. I love a good travelogue. I enjoyed the first half of the book, but by the second half I was ready for it to be done. Good for him for taking this journey, but he’s just not that interesting. All of the religious guilt and baggage was irritating. I just wanted him to let go of it and have some wild sex, and be free. His privilege was so apparent and he didn’t seem to recognize it. I appreciated his honesty, but I found myself wanting to shake him and tell him to give his money more freely, and let go of his judgement and guilt! I found his traveling companion so much more interesting than Jed, and I can’t say that I blame him for not returning. I would give it 3 stars overall, but it was a disappointment.
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