The Hike, the latest from Deadspin writer Drew Magary, tells the strange tale of Ben, a 38 year old married man with three kids who travels for work.  On one of those trips, he decides to go for a walk in the woods prior to his business meeting and, instead, finds himself in a strange world where a talking crab helps him stick to the path and, hopefully, find his way home.

I must admit, during the early going, I wasn’t sure exactly what I was reading.  In some ways, the surreal nature of it reminded me of the little I have read of Kurt Vonnegut’s work.  Eventually I decided to just go along for the ride and things turned out for the best.