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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
Kind of like an adult version of 'My Side of the Mountain'. A good summer read, learned some interesting history about the Adirondacks.
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A friend of mine recommended this to me after finding out I had lived in the Adirondacks for 4 years, but never heard of Anne LaBastille. I was disappointed by the book, which I wasn't expecting. Hard to pinpoint what's wrong with it. Dry writing, maybe? Or perhaps that all the dialogue and descriptions seem to be curated rather than recollected.
I was very sad to learn that Anne passed away earlier this month (July 2011).
The Woodswoman series is one that I can read and read again, always happy to spend a little time with Anne and her German Shepherds in the Adirondacks.
The Woodswoman series is one that I can read and read again, always happy to spend a little time with Anne and her German Shepherds in the Adirondacks.
I had a great time reading the first two books by Annie and will probably read the others. She's inspiring and the books are a fun read.
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One of my all time favorite books. I have lent this book to so many people, it’s like a love language. Inspiring and wonderful, Anne’s story never fails to make me want to pack what I can carry and move into the woods to learn and grow as she does, amongst the trees.
I loved this book. It was one hundred percent better than [b:The Last American Man|23202|The Last American Man|Elizabeth Gilbert|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1437321121s/23202.jpg|24194]. Sure it was a little dated (60s), and sure the narrative sometimes flitted around, but it honest, so very honest and genuine. You could feel the authors pride for her little cabin, her chagrin when she related a mistake she had made, her devotion to the wilderness. She sassed and took none in return. I loved listening to her description of nighttime conversations with owls, had admittance that her life was beautiful and hard, but not the idyllic serenity that cityfolk thought it was, her descriptions of gliding through the water with fish. She didn't try and butter up anything about the Adirondacks, and that made the narrative feel real and true to the point that I half expected to look out of my windows and see trees instead of frozen corn stalks.
Thank you Annie! You have inspired me!
Fun story: I bought this book off of the used section of Amazon, and I always buy the cheapest .60 cents ones i can find, particularly when the author has deceased and I dont have to feel guilty about not paying them. When I opened it up I realized that they had sent me a signed copy. Was it a sign? By the end of the book it sure felt like it. I shall absolutely cherish it.
Thank you Annie! You have inspired me!
Fun story: I bought this book off of the used section of Amazon, and I always buy the cheapest .60 cents ones i can find, particularly when the author has deceased and I dont have to feel guilty about not paying them. When I opened it up I realized that they had sent me a signed copy. Was it a sign? By the end of the book it sure felt like it. I shall absolutely cherish it.
Really enjoyed reading this account of life in the Adirondacks on Black Bear Lake... sounds pretty wonderful to me. The only part I didn't like was thinking about how pollution, even having more boats on the lake, is damaging this ecosystem which seemed so perfect when she first moved there. It's nice to fantasize about moving somewhere like this, but if a place this isolated is feeling the effects of pollution, it seems like there is nowhere left to go. Even if you're in the middle of nowhere, you are victim to the effects of acid rain, ground pollution, air pollution, natural gas companies, etc. etc.
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I really wanted to love this book. It started out okay-- I appreciate Anne's willingness to call out her own mistakes and lessons learned, and she does a great job driving home what it's actually like living alone in the wilderness, which isn't for everyone --but I couldn't get past the writing style.