Inside: One Woman's Journey Through the Inside Passage Paperback - March 12, 2019

Whether you sea kayak or just enjoy a good adventure, I highly recommend this book. Beautifully written, it’s like being on the journey with her.

Nice book from someone who's done the inside passage.

The author would have benefited from having a co-author. She is not a good writer and thinks that using as many adjectives as she can she is expressing feelings. I didn't want to find out in the middle of the book that she had once been married to Jim, her mentor. Similarly, in the acknowledgments she thanks her life-long friend. There is no indication that she had any friends in her brief summary of her childhood. I recently read a book by a woman who bikes to the Himalayas and at the end had a clear idea of who she was and what motivated her life. Not so with this book. This book will only appeal to those who kayak. I don't cycle or walk long distances anymore, but memoirs by those who do reveal the writer, his/her past, psyche, emotional life. This is a book I would have picked up for ¢50 at our library's resale room if it were open and not finished it. Having paid full price I was compelled to read every word. One is left wondering if she ever contacted her biological siblings. She refers to her family - who were they? How did she end up in Montana? So much of who she was, her motivations, her love for the outdoors has been left out. How did she meet her second half of life partner? A good memoir reveals the person and his/her history. I know as much about Susan Marie Conrad as I do about the new neighbor across the street.

Not the greatest adventure book, but an ok read. It reads as more about the author’s motivation, tiredness, and friendships than a description of scenery. Less of a motivation book and more like a poorly written journal. But hooray for doing as a girl at 50. Definitely inspiring for that. More pictures needed too.

I’m lucky enough to live in Bellingham and Juneau and cannot imagine kayaking the distance Susan did. I could not put the book down, as much as the adventure was incredible, you understand what drives her as she shares her fears and frustrations.
You can’t help to be inspired by her devotion.
I highly recommend this book ! Enjoy!