2.69k reviews for:

Upstream: Selected Essays

Mary Oliver

4.07 AVERAGE

hannahkarner's review

4.5

hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing

sunnycemetery's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective relaxing

tracy_loveyourshelf's review

3.5

inspiring reflective

natashamountney's review

2.0

challenging reflective medium-paced

leni's review

4.0

hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

sporkii's review

4.0

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“There’s a notion that creative people are absent-minded, reckless, heedless of social customs and obligations. It is, hopefully, true. For they are in another world altogether.”

Gorgeous! Chefs Kiss!

strawbemmys's review

4.5

emotional funny hopeful informative relaxing slow-paced

suzyreadsbooks's review

4.0

reflective relaxing slow-paced

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Mary Oliver shines in her strange, joyful nature anecdotes. 

section three, about Emerson, Poe, Whitman, and Wordsworth was sooo boring. everything else was a delight

captainwinter's review against another edition

3.0

hopeful reflective slow-paced

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Liked the first part, but found the rest of it not that engaging. Might try her poems though!

mhamilton's review

4.5

inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced