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by Henry David Thoreau, Terry Tempest Williams, Michael McCurdy
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N.A. Ratnayake
N.A. Ratnayake rated it 5 years ago
I am pretty on board with the philosophy that the author is trying to put forward, but I just really can't stand the overdone writing with all its flourishes and tangents. Another era I suppose. I'll try to find a summary of the main philosophical ideas somewhere else. DNF.
Libromancer's Apprentice
Libromancer's Apprentice rated it 8 years ago
So, Walden. There's some nice, flowery prose here. Also some overly discursive and recursive prose that I found tedious. But overall, and I'm writing this as someone who's happiest living out in the woods where I can't see my neighbors, the book drove me bonkers. His privilege is suffocating. ...
Tolle Lege!.
Tolle Lege!. rated it 9 years ago
If I start to read a book, I almost always will end up finishing the book. I don't recommend starting this book because it's really not worth the effort. This book dealt mostly with feelings and poetic imagery (but not the composition that poetry usually employs) and such books usually confuse me ...
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents rated it 10 years ago
He has an opinion about EVERYTHING and this is all of those bound together. Even though many of the things, prices, etc are out of date, the story's points transfer to every time period. This is suppose to make the reader think about what is important in life and live accordingly. Even though it ...
spoko
spoko rated it 10 years ago
I vacillated as I read this. I was often engrossed in Thoreau's twin urges—to simplicity, and to presence in each moment within nature. But I was repelled by his twin delusions—that the poorer a person is, the happier he must be, and that Thoreau himself was aware of the One True Way to live. He spe...
Fangirls Ahead!
Fangirls Ahead! rated it 11 years ago
Ha! I'm done!With three chapters!But that's all I was assigned to read anyway!And I should still get a prize for finishing it, even though I didn't finish it.
A Bookworm's Definitive Story
A Bookworm's Definitive Story rated it 11 years ago
In a world of fast paced activities, Thoreau is a friend that won't mind to sit with you in your solitude. There is a time to act and decide, there is a time to stop and think. This book helps you do the latter. I wish I can have my own cottage one day.
Crash My Book Party
Crash My Book Party rated it 11 years ago
So I picked up Walden after coming across it while researching an ecology essay for a subject I did called A History Of Nature. And look, I really wanted to love it. But unfortunately, and it always feels unfortunate when my hopes are unfulfilled, I only just kinda liked it. I appreciated it - most ...
Bills Books
Bills Books rated it 12 years ago
While I agree with what I've read on principal the majority of this book is pretty dull.
Bills Books
Bills Books rated it 12 years ago
While I agree with what I've read on principal the majority of this book is pretty dull.
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