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mads_jpg's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Rebecca Solnit may be my favourite author now. Even in a book with chapters that don't always make sense to me, I can't rate it any lower than 5 stars. Her way with words is just incredible, and I think this book came to me at the perfect time. It's pulled me out of both a reading rut and a tough time. <3
Graphic: Medical content, Terminal illness, and Dementia
Moderate: Excrement, Mental illness, Drug use, Chronic illness, Classism, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Death, Cancer, Cannibalism, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Drug abuse
Minor: Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Death of parent, and Murder
rieviolet's review
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
I went into the book without knowing much about its contents and it wasn't maybe the smartest idea, it was a bit of a roller-coaster reading experience for me.
A big portion of the book is focused on the topic of illness (in particular Alzheimer's and cancer) and delves quite deeply and in detail into medical content. It is something that I struggle to read about, no matter how well and insightfully it is done.
There is also a lot of nature writing which is really not my cup of tea.
There were interesting and well-written reflections (I underlined a decent amount of passages and I only do that when something really stands out and impresses me), but they were balanced out by many other sections that I struggled to get through, either because of boredom or long-windedness.
A big portion of the book is focused on the topic of illness (in particular Alzheimer's and cancer) and delves quite deeply and in detail into medical content. It is something that I struggle to read about, no matter how well and insightfully it is done.
There is also a lot of nature writing which is really not my cup of tea.
There were interesting and well-written reflections (I underlined a decent amount of passages and I only do that when something really stands out and impresses me), but they were balanced out by many other sections that I struggled to get through, either because of boredom or long-windedness.
Graphic: Dementia, Cancer, and Medical content
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, Animal death, Suicide, War, Death, and Pregnancy
Minor: Drug abuse, Murder, Police brutality, Child death, Excrement, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Rape, Torture, Death of parent, Body horror, and Infidelity
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