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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
meh
majorly overrated by those who haven't read it
somewhat overrated by those who have
majorly overrated by those who haven't read it
somewhat overrated by those who have
مترجم ابتداى كتاب نوشته آثار ثورو عمومن بخاطر طبع لطيف و توصيف هاى زيباى او خونده ميشه نه پيروى از انديشه هاش بخاطر همين ثورو والدن رو با فصل طولانى اقتصاد شروع كرده تا به قولى اين آدما رو چزونده باشه و دلشونو بزنه . اما براى من عجيب بود كه هرچقد جلوتر رفتم باز هم فصل اقتصاد و مقاله هاى "زندگى بدون اصول" و "نافرمانى مدنى" كه اول و آخر كتاب آورده شدن رو بيشتر دوست داشتم . فكر كه ميكنم طرز تفكر و عقايد هيچكس رو انقدر قبول نداشتم (چى بهتر از تحميل عقايدى كه كاملن بهشون ايمان دارى ؟) ، برعكس بعضى توصيف هاش درباره ى درياچه والدن و گرم كردن خانه و يخ زدن آب كه وارد توضيحات عمق و طول و مبحث هاى فيزيك و شيمى ميشد رو دوست نداشتم . بخاطر همين هنوز نميتونم بگم كتاب رو پسنديدم يا نه ، هم آره هم نه جواب كاملى نيست ..
challenging
funny
reflective
slow-paced
An interesting delve into the life of an eccentric individual from the 1800s. Some humorous parts, some insightful parts, some reflective parts, some boring parts
Reading Thoreau's long writings about trees, ponds, birds and snow is not easy because nowadays it's very hard to ever stop for a minute, admire nature and contemplate our surroundings. But that's exactly what Thoreau tried to achieve when he moved to Walden pond for two years. The resulting journal is very mind opening and beautiful, honoring every part of nature he got to contemplate.
Reading his reflections questioning everything people of his time and place took for granted, like working for a living or living life according to society's expectations is very refreshing and I've learned so much from his thinking. A very necessary read for reflecting about our current ways of living.
Reading his reflections questioning everything people of his time and place took for granted, like working for a living or living life according to society's expectations is very refreshing and I've learned so much from his thinking. A very necessary read for reflecting about our current ways of living.
Thoreau’s classic. Certainly he had words we should consider and share. His way of living was unique.
Not an easy read, but insightful and inspiring!
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Summary: A super boring, shockingly detailed account of the year Henry David Thoreau spent in the woods. Read his poems, not this.
“The morning wind forever blows, the poem of creation is uninterrupted; but few are the ears that hear it. Olympus is but the outside of the earth everywhere.”
I really like poems and musings by Henry David Thoreau, and because of this, I thought maybe I would really enjoy the book he wrote about his time in the woods.
I was very wrong.
It was not good.
Honestly, he seems to be caught up entirely in the minutiae of everything he did. Like he lists the number of boards it took him to build his house and the exact visitors that came, and how he took the depth of Walden Pond nearby. There are a few very powerful quotes and poems in the book, one of my favorite is above, but honestly, you should just read his published poems.
Don’t read this book. It is a combination of overly detailed and mind numbingly boring.
“The morning wind forever blows, the poem of creation is uninterrupted; but few are the ears that hear it. Olympus is but the outside of the earth everywhere.”
I really like poems and musings by Henry David Thoreau, and because of this, I thought maybe I would really enjoy the book he wrote about his time in the woods.
I was very wrong.
It was not good.
Honestly, he seems to be caught up entirely in the minutiae of everything he did. Like he lists the number of boards it took him to build his house and the exact visitors that came, and how he took the depth of Walden Pond nearby. There are a few very powerful quotes and poems in the book, one of my favorite is above, but honestly, you should just read his published poems.
Don’t read this book. It is a combination of overly detailed and mind numbingly boring.
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
consume less, own little, touch grass, live in the woods, watch birds, critique capitalism. thoreau said it all in 1845, nothing has changed!
the first half was mindblowingly good, I was excessively annotating. the second half was a total snoozefest.
the first half was mindblowingly good, I was excessively annotating. the second half was a total snoozefest.