Nowhere for Very Long: The Unexpected Road to an Unconventional Life

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I cannot possibly say enough about her wit, wisdom, strength, courage, and ability to let us all into her one of a kind life. Brianna's storytelling is not only eloquent but also filled with a unique sense of fun that makes the narrative truly engaging. To be fair, I think if you are a younger person who hasn't ever gone camping or had much experience adventuring alone - you may enjoy this book.

Brianna leans into the realities of van life and is frank with her mental health struggles, but it’s written often with a lovely lyrical quality that put you right in the desert with her dogs that make you understand the appeal of solo desert living. Brianna doesn’t just tell you that she learned from her mistakes, she tells you how she makes the mistakes again but better. Madia is completely detached in some of the sections, especially the section concerning Dagwood’s incident. A human person with thoughts, feelings and emotions she just cut herself open to lay out on these pages for all of us. I never felt like I was given the story she claims she wanted to tell and instead just got snapshots.she has told this story over and over again about how dagwood is "the boy who lived" and that she wouldn't go back and change a thing. I don't agree with the hateful comments or the personal attacks, but I can see where others ARE upset. To be human is to err, and I feel as though Brianna has been incredibly vulnerable and honest about her mistakes, her struggles, and her journey. It seems to me that people, in the age of social media and hiding behind screens, tend to forget that even "influencers" are human beings.

Brianna is a very controversial and polarizing figure and I hope that people decide to put that aside and read this from a place of understanding, curiosity and compassion. God bless Brianna and those four legged loves, she’s my modern day Cristopher Mccandless, someone whom I’ve looked up to since I was about 10 years old if not younger. Based on the book’s description, I thought it would be very boring, but it had high praise, so I gave it a shot. Her backpacking and canyoneering adventures, which gained her many followers to begin with, are far behind her as she stands firmly behind what is now important to her: material possessions.Only she is brave enough to face the world and plaster those mistakes in public spaces where people have been incredibly cruel to her for being honest in this way. I could picture the tiny squares and fragments of the story that I’ve watched unfold over the years. The ability to follow Brianna's story over Instagram for several years has inspired thousands of women to seek out adventure off the beaten path, and I can't wait to see what new tales she has for us in this book. She’s so desperately running from the life she’s in - wherever she is at any point - that she shits on whoever is also in those same trenches. Brianna comes across as deeply human, as a woman who has accepted herself for her faults, her mistakes, her regrets, and her charms.

Brianna Madia chronicles her travels across the deserts of the American West in an orange van named Bertha.It may sound odd to talk about an Instagram stranger inspiring me to make a change, but that's what happened.

But her telling of it shines with a depth of reflection that may surprise and will certainly inspire readers. BESTSELLER In this beautifully written, vividly detailed memoir, a young woman chronicles her adventures traveling across the deserts of the American West in an orange van named Bertha and reflects on an unconventional approach to life.

As I said, some of the story was interesting but I just couldn't personally get past all the writing crutches and overly flowery language. Living on her land and exploring the desert around her is a beautiful life, and absolutely unconventional and interesting.