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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
Reminds me of the frequently aired PBS film about the man who lived alone in the wilderness and built his own log cabin. A welcome change of pace from our techno lives. Beautiful passages about the Cape, nature and all that is there is we would just take time to look. A nice slow jam.
What a lovely little book. Lots of quotes I want to post, but I've got some things to finish first.
WATCH THIS SPACE!
WATCH THIS SPACE!
This book is in my sister's collection of must reads for nature lovers. This is a classic, written in 1928, and has held its merit. Descriptive of all that comprises living by the sea for a year, in seasonal detail.
I read this book for my book club and enjoyed it. I love the beach and nature, so this was right up my alley. It is a short book and can be quick to read, though it is also the type of book that you can read for a bit and then pick back up again later.
Reading a nature book was different for me as he was so descriptive, so sometimes I had to go back and re-read a few lines.
When we decided to read this book for book club, I didn't realize that it was written such a long time ago. So that was a neat angle so you could learn more about that time. It definitely made me want to go and visit Cape Cod!
Reading a nature book was different for me as he was so descriptive, so sometimes I had to go back and re-read a few lines.
When we decided to read this book for book club, I didn't realize that it was written such a long time ago. So that was a neat angle so you could learn more about that time. It definitely made me want to go and visit Cape Cod!
adventurous
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
Wow. Wow. Reverence and gratitude. What a beautiful work of love. What a book! One man's love letter to a beach, to the earth and to life itself.
What a wonderful thing. Wonder. Full.
What a wonderful thing. Wonder. Full.
informative
reflective
I imagine this is similar to The Sand County Almanac, though I've never read it. A little too "bird watcher" for me but still enjoyed being transported to one of my favorite places.
probably more like a 3.5. it took me SO long to get into this book because it's not something i'd normally pick up, but i actually liked it once i accepted it for what it was. the writing is great and it's crazy how resonant it is today when it was written so long ago.
"Into the vast, bright days I go."
Året är 1925 och Henry Beston har byggt ett litet hus på stranden i Eastham, på the outer Cape. I september åker han dit för en tvåveckorsvistelse, men det blir ett helt år. Tankarna går till Thoreau.
Detta är en naturromantisk skildring av livet bland sanddynerna, och också om att vara utlämnad till elementen. Huset har tio fönster, vilket skapar utomhuskänsla, men inomhus känner sig Beston mycket trygg.
"I had two oil lamps and various bottle candlesticks to read by, and a fireplace crammed maw-full of driftwood to keep me warm."
Som Cape Cod-älskare har jag så klart stor behållning av Bestons bok, även om den saknar Thoreaus filosofiska djup och civilisationskritiska ton. Ornitologer har däremot mycket att hämta.
Året är 1925 och Henry Beston har byggt ett litet hus på stranden i Eastham, på the outer Cape. I september åker han dit för en tvåveckorsvistelse, men det blir ett helt år. Tankarna går till Thoreau.
Detta är en naturromantisk skildring av livet bland sanddynerna, och också om att vara utlämnad till elementen. Huset har tio fönster, vilket skapar utomhuskänsla, men inomhus känner sig Beston mycket trygg.
"I had two oil lamps and various bottle candlesticks to read by, and a fireplace crammed maw-full of driftwood to keep me warm."
Som Cape Cod-älskare har jag så klart stor behållning av Bestons bok, även om den saknar Thoreaus filosofiska djup och civilisationskritiska ton. Ornitologer har däremot mycket att hämta.