Did the descriptions of the bush make you want to go there or scare you off?
I’m a city person and camping is not my thing so I’d avoid the bush but I do like to read about it.
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The author’s writing is very descriptive, and the thought of living in the bush terrified me. I am uncomfortable anywhere that I can’t see my surroundings.
Our lake house is on the woods with a dirt road. Love it but I can’t imagine having to mark trees to fine your way to your house! No thank you!!
I have visited New Zealand and first of all, it is a gorgeous country with breathtaking vistas. I did go into the bush a bit on a boat trip and it definitely was remote. I have lived in rural areas, so I was okay with being there. The author’s descriptions were so spot on and I could visualize being with Effie and her family.
While I was enthralled reading about the bush, the descriptions definitely scared me off. When I travel, it is cities that I want to visit. I would not feel safe in the bush.
I visited New Zealand for a few days, and it is gorgeous. I would not want to live in the bush like Effie’s family. If I lived there, I would want to be within a few short miles of the town and in a comfortable home. It was such a journey for them to get to town and crossing rivers without bridges is too primitive for me.
While the descriptions of the bush were interesting and apparently accurate in detail, there’s no way I would want to experience it up close. Not a fan of muggy buggy jungle-like places! Reading about it was more than enough for me.
I visited New Zealand three years ago. I loved the country and the cities we visited. I am not a camping person and Rankin’s descriptions of the bush while enthralling made me very unlikely to want to live as the family lived in the book.
It didn’t make me want to go there but also didn’t scare me off. The people, on.the other hand, did scare me off.
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I hadn’t been contemplating visiting the area, so it didn’t really have much of an effect. It underscores that it can be a dangerous place to visit, and it is wise to take safety precautions if doing so. Merely having a cell phone with you isn’t enough.
Nah, not a long term stay for me. I slept in a tent a few nights when on safari. Animals roamed nearby and woke us several times. The night guard who carried a weapon scared them away. Hyenas likely. That’s the closest I’ve been to a scary bush scenario. Not like the bush setting in the story. Nope. A lakeside cottage in Door County, WI would be my preference. 
It certainly didn’t scare me away. I’d love to visit New Zealand sometime.
I would be curious about the New Zealand bush, but I would not like to go there by myself; maybe with a very large group?
I found the descriptions of the bush very exciting. I have always enjoyed traveling to obscure and remote locations much more than cities and areas with people and buildings. The bush certainly called to me. I would love to spend time there.
I found the descriptions of the bush fascinating but frightening. I love the outdoors and I love visiting new places, but I have no desire to go to the bush.
I liked to read about it, but at the same time it was slightly terrifying.
I do like to explore local hiking trails, but I’m not someone that would wander too far from the main path. I also prefer to be surrounded by other hikers. If I were to visit a bush like this, I would imagine almost the exact circumstances. I’d be too afraid to actually enjoy exploring the area. I’d be scared off.
I like to be able to see a vista unfold before me. Even though I don’t live by the sea, I find sitting where I can see the sky, sand, and the endless sea calming and hopeful. On the other hand, when visiting a mountain retreat, surrounded by woods, and more woods, I felt hemmed in because the visible distance was so short. I might like to visit the bush to discover what reaction I would have, but I’d want a definite return date in mind.
It scared me. I font know Ben like to camp in a campground.