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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
Currently listening. Wow, this is an amazing book... the language and imagery are so beautiful!
Beautiful writing, just not the right moment for it. I'll pick it up again someday.
Fields of study touched upon in this book: Anthropology, Ethnography, Zoology, Ecology, Geography, Demography, Philosophy, and Theology. As such, there is a lot of content to process and absorb while reading here (for me, most easily done with several Arctic maps handy on my iPad). I think the parts of this book I most enjoyed reading were the author's musings upon the unique character and dignity of the Arctic, and the role the land played in shaping who he is as a person.
I've wanted to visit the Canadian Arctic for a long time (probably since I read [b:Two Against the North] in elementary school), and this reading this book has only renewed that desire. It has also reminded me to pay more attention to federal policy and industrial development in the area!
A terrific and inspirational read.
I've wanted to visit the Canadian Arctic for a long time (probably since I read [b:Two Against the North] in elementary school), and this reading this book has only renewed that desire. It has also reminded me to pay more attention to federal policy and industrial development in the area!
A terrific and inspirational read.
One of the most descriptive, informative, thoughtful, introspective, and melancholy books I've ever read. Now one of my favorites, too.
This book has been on my shelf for a long time and I finally picked it up and I'm so glad I did. Lopez's use of language is exquisite and the intense detail that he brings to so many different elements of the Arctic, from the people, to the birds, the light, and the water is just ... remarkable.
3.5 stars! I thoroughly enjoyed the first several sections of this book! While dry at times, I loved learning about the animals and landscape of the arctic. Lopez writes fondly of a place that many believe to be a barren wasteland. This book will make you think otherwise! I did have to make myself finish the last chapter, full of brief descriptions of arctic endeavors by men whose names did not stick with me.
This wasn't academic; it was impressive. Barry Lopez takes his readers through the history of the Arctic, with personal stories of the people he met and adventures he experienced. Expect to learn a lot and marvel at his prose. The epilogue was beautiful!
Dnf at 75%. Super informative but not holding my interest.
Magnificent! Arctic ecology, culture, exploration and geopolitics essays combining scientific and philosophical storytelling.