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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
Read if you like: escapism, slice of life, living off the grid stories, nature
I feel like anyone alive right now could not help but like this book. With all going on in the world who has not fantasized about leaving it all behind for some remote cabin in woods.
In first discovered this genre of book through One Man’s Wilderness which the author actually references which was like a balm to the soul. Ken’s book is much the same detailing from his early life his draw to nature and adventures throughout Canada and the Scottish Highlands before ultimately deciding to make the wilderness his permanent home.
It’s easy to hear Ken’s Scottish lilt throughout the pages and he immediately feels like an old friend. I was happy to come along with him and hear his tales of bear encounters and near death experiences while living on the land.
For me this book felt like a much needed hot cup of tea and I would recommend it to anyone who just wants to escape for a while.
I feel like anyone alive right now could not help but like this book. With all going on in the world who has not fantasized about leaving it all behind for some remote cabin in woods.
In first discovered this genre of book through One Man’s Wilderness which the author actually references which was like a balm to the soul. Ken’s book is much the same detailing from his early life his draw to nature and adventures throughout Canada and the Scottish Highlands before ultimately deciding to make the wilderness his permanent home.
It’s easy to hear Ken’s Scottish lilt throughout the pages and he immediately feels like an old friend. I was happy to come along with him and hear his tales of bear encounters and near death experiences while living on the land.
For me this book felt like a much needed hot cup of tea and I would recommend it to anyone who just wants to escape for a while.
Is it all true? Who knows. Did it keep me flipping pages in one sitting until I was done? Yep.
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When was in 5th grade I read the book "My Side Of The Mountain" and was pretty sure I wanted to go live in a burned out tree in the woods and teach myself to be a falconer with no trouble. Turns out, that is not something I would enjoy because I am allergic (both literally and methodically) to the outdoors and falcons are way smarter than I have them credit for. This book however, was kind of like experiencing that kind of life from the perspective of a man who has done it for the last 40 years. He lives without modern conveniences; indoor plumbing, a car, electricity, a phone... he hunts, fishes for or grows much of his food (he still goes to the grocery store from time to time). He brews his own beer and he makes his own wine. Ken Smith does it all and he's learned a few things about life as he has done it. I really enjoyed this book. Ken writes from a very human perspective without the pressures of modern life to taint the lessons he has learned along the way. He is a man without agenda (unless it is chopping wood, that is always on his agenda) and a breath of fresh mountain air.
Highly recommend this one for anyone who want to feel some inner peace.
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I love reading survivalist stories and this book was great. Ken has had a hard life, and not just because he chose to live most of it in a rural setting without electricity. He makes it seem like that was the easy part, actually. I loved hearing his outlook on the choices he had made. He continually emphasizes how our every breath is a gift. Life is a miracle, don't squander it.
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