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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
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The Outermost House was originally published in 1928 and was written by a naturalist who built a small 2 room cottage in the dunes of Cape Cod near Eastham, MA. He spent a year living there observing the creatures around him...from birds to fish. We also hear of locals, the weather and Coast Guard rescues. This book was oddly calming. It made me appreciate nature even more.
BONUS FOR MY LOCAL FRIENDS: The author mentions a visit to the Herring Brook and Whitman Pond in Weymouth! Interesting bit of info and history Alewife fish who and born in and journey back to Weymouth.
BONUS FOR MY LOCAL FRIENDS: The author mentions a visit to the Herring Brook and Whitman Pond in Weymouth! Interesting bit of info and history Alewife fish who and born in and journey back to Weymouth.
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slow-paced
Content Warnings
Minor: Death
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Really enjoyed this review of living on the Cape. had the same feeling as a Sand County Almanac. The writing has a vintage air to it, & captured the rustic living and experiences the author experienced.
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Yawn. I know it's a classic, and I'd been meaning to read it for ages. There are some parts I really loved, like the author's description of his walk from one side of the Cape to the other and some of the shipwreck bits, but other parts were tedious dronings about birds or other aspects of shore life that neither drew me in nor inspired me in any way. The overall effect was one of an old fashioned diary, cataloging a year spent in solitude on a beach. I wanted it to be so much more than it was. A bit of a disappointment.