Worth re-reading before making the pilgrimage, but can be easily found or borrowed, does not need to occupy permanent shelf space - especially considering the author's insights about lightening one's life load at home and not only on the Camino. ( )

I've been interested in reading accounts of people who have walked the Camino de Santiago in Spain. Although this is one of the best in conveying the details of what such a pilgrimage might look like on the ground, the structure of the book make it less interesting than it could have been. This is a book that will give you a very good idea of what to expect on the Camino, but not much in the way of motivation to make the pilgrimage yourself. ( )