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cpoole's review
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.25
I’m lukewarm on this memoir, which in theory should have worked really well for me. I found the audiobook lacking and rather rambling. Martin’s California home is in danger of being destroyed by the ever increasing wildfires. There’s much about her pain but mostly centers on fires, including prescribed burns, which was interesting. I also liked the parts about her garden. However, these topics lacked organization and it felt like random thoughts.
creativerunnings's review
slow-paced
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury
elisrosekett's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
misterfix's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
2.5
This was a tough one to read and review simply because I believe it's a good book, BUT not for me. I was tempted to give it two stars as that more accurately reflects my experience but I don't want to screw up the algorithm for others who would appreciate it.
In describing this book words like challenging, dark, emotional, informative, sad and reflective are all appropriate, though for me... it all felt a bit self-indulgent. Sorry but I just didn't want to read what felt like an endless stream of consciousness journal about living in the fire zone on a planet that is becoming unlivable. Strange because I've read and actually enjoyed many of those sorts of books - like many I'm a bit of a fan of dystopian reality books, just not this.
In addition to growing irritated and tired of the authors bemoaning her disrupted and uncertain future (humanities really), I grew annoyed by her continual, self-admitted doomscrolling and all too often getting depressed and feeling powerless... correlation much?!
I'm not sure who this book is for? Definitely not me.
In describing this book words like challenging, dark, emotional, informative, sad and reflective are all appropriate, though for me... it all felt a bit self-indulgent. Sorry but I just didn't want to read what felt like an endless stream of consciousness journal about living in the fire zone on a planet that is becoming unlivable. Strange because I've read and actually enjoyed many of those sorts of books - like many I'm a bit of a fan of dystopian reality books, just not this.
In addition to growing irritated and tired of the authors bemoaning her disrupted and uncertain future (humanities really), I grew annoyed by her continual, self-admitted doomscrolling and all too often getting depressed and feeling powerless... correlation much?!
I'm not sure who this book is for? Definitely not me.
charleyroxy's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Medical trauma
Moderate: Grief
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