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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
as a woman who loves the wilderness i thought this would be the perfect read. truthfully there were many parts of this book that i did like, but ultimately i found it far too long. it took me like 6 months to read this book because i kept putting it down to read other books, which certainly says something.
i also think global warming is bad, but i'm not about to spend 200 pages reflecting on how nobel it would be to kill myself as a sacrifice to the earth and an apology for existing.
i also think global warming is bad, but i'm not about to spend 200 pages reflecting on how nobel it would be to kill myself as a sacrifice to the earth and an apology for existing.
adventurous
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The Word for Woman is Wilderness | ⭐️⭐️⭐️ - -
If “wilderness” is feminine and womanly, if nature and all things wild have been consistently othered and associated with women, then how can a woman go forth and conquer it? This is what 19-year-old Erin sets out to discover.
This book feels like snow in a meadow, a crisp clear sky. It zooms in very closely on things and also out very, very far. It is told in short parts that move quickly and are thoughtful. I was interested in the parts about women and society, and the way other cultures view gender, death and the passage of time.
I found I was more interested in what was happening to Erin rather than some of the more scientific theory (talking about cells and Darwin makes my brain switch off unfortunately) but I would recommend this book to anyone who likes feminism and climate change fiction. I’ve never read anything like it before! The word I will use is “innovative.”
If “wilderness” is feminine and womanly, if nature and all things wild have been consistently othered and associated with women, then how can a woman go forth and conquer it? This is what 19-year-old Erin sets out to discover.
This book feels like snow in a meadow, a crisp clear sky. It zooms in very closely on things and also out very, very far. It is told in short parts that move quickly and are thoughtful. I was interested in the parts about women and society, and the way other cultures view gender, death and the passage of time.
I found I was more interested in what was happening to Erin rather than some of the more scientific theory (talking about cells and Darwin makes my brain switch off unfortunately) but I would recommend this book to anyone who likes feminism and climate change fiction. I’ve never read anything like it before! The word I will use is “innovative.”
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
This is maybe the most fulfilled I have ever felt after reading a book. The narrative changes so much and propells you towards a conclusion that is anything but foregone. Andrews shows us that what we thought was a smallish journey is in fact a revelation of what meaning can be and what purpose is not. Erin is everything that I was at nineteen years old, setting out for the other side of the planet to a place that I thought I might know but in truth had no idea of who I'd be upon return. She is also everything I am now at twenty-four, having changed and pushed and withdrawn and learned so much but also very very little. This book is why I read fiction and why I urge other to do so - it changes your well-worn paths and sometime shows you ways to the ever-moving future.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Algo parecido a un diario de viaje ficcional, en el que Erin se lanza desde un pueblo inglés hasta Alaska, la supuesta última tierra salvaje, para conocer eso de lo que todos aquellos Hombres de Montaña como Jack London y Thoreau hablaban: lo verdadero que esconde la naturaleza. Pero es una mujer, lo que la lleva a reflexionar constantemente sobre muchas cosas a lo largo del viaje. Rachel Carson, Thoreau, bombas nucleares, la carrera espacial, Darwin, Adam Smith, el capitalismo, las culturas indígenas como los Inuit, el lenguaje, por qué la gente escala montañas, cómo nos relacionamos con los animales y con el planeta.
“Si. Cómo dijo Sylvia Plath en su diario; ¿por qué las mujeres tienen que ser relegadas a ser custodios de las emociones, cuidadoras de niños, alimentadoras del alma, el cuerpo y el orgullo del hombre? Un deseo ardiente de mezclarse con los caminantes, los marineros y los soldados, los habitués de bares, eso tenia Sylvia Plath. Ser parte de esa escena, anónima, escuchando y tomando nota. No podemos porque somos mujeres, siempre en riesgo de de ser atacadas u violentadas. ¡Ah, poder dormir a campo traviesa! ¡Viajar al oeste! ¡Caminar libres de noche!”
Me pareció entretenido al principio, luego decayó un poco y hacia el tercio final no podía parar de leer y me encantó. Tiene tantas cosas que me gustan, aunque algo desconectadas, y quizás se torna algo repetitivo y poco pulido, pero si la intención era la de conformar algo así como un diario de viaje real, sin pretensiones literarias (una ficción de tantas, lo sé) supongo que está bien así. Si el texto se corregía demasiado podría perderse esa ilusión de realidad, que resulta efectiva solo por momentos, así que no estoy segura sobre su éxito absoluto. Sin embargo, pienso que libros así son el futuro. Feminista, indefinido, complejo, contradictorio, imperfecto.
“La relación que necesitamos con el mundo natural es femenina”.
“Si. Cómo dijo Sylvia Plath en su diario; ¿por qué las mujeres tienen que ser relegadas a ser custodios de las emociones, cuidadoras de niños, alimentadoras del alma, el cuerpo y el orgullo del hombre? Un deseo ardiente de mezclarse con los caminantes, los marineros y los soldados, los habitués de bares, eso tenia Sylvia Plath. Ser parte de esa escena, anónima, escuchando y tomando nota. No podemos porque somos mujeres, siempre en riesgo de de ser atacadas u violentadas. ¡Ah, poder dormir a campo traviesa! ¡Viajar al oeste! ¡Caminar libres de noche!”
Me pareció entretenido al principio, luego decayó un poco y hacia el tercio final no podía parar de leer y me encantó. Tiene tantas cosas que me gustan, aunque algo desconectadas, y quizás se torna algo repetitivo y poco pulido, pero si la intención era la de conformar algo así como un diario de viaje real, sin pretensiones literarias (una ficción de tantas, lo sé) supongo que está bien así. Si el texto se corregía demasiado podría perderse esa ilusión de realidad, que resulta efectiva solo por momentos, así que no estoy segura sobre su éxito absoluto. Sin embargo, pienso que libros así son el futuro. Feminista, indefinido, complejo, contradictorio, imperfecto.
“La relación que necesitamos con el mundo natural es femenina”.