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smileangel's review against another edition
5.0
I haven't read much travel writing, but this was super interesting! Got you thinking about our intrigue of Island life and why we desire it so
kbreader's review against another edition
Well written. For me, I did not connect with his personal stories.
Much of book was quotes from famous authors or people of reknown, which was welcomed as if hearing from old friends.
Pictures of maps seemed to be fuzzy or blurry. It almost seemed they were taken off the internet in low resolution. Because they were older maps, it seemed even more unrelatable to me. Maybe if there was some brief notes about who made the map and what time period - otherwise, they seemed to just be found on a Google search
May need to try reading again in the future.
Much of book was quotes from famous authors or people of reknown, which was welcomed as if hearing from old friends.
Pictures of maps seemed to be fuzzy or blurry. It almost seemed they were taken off the internet in low resolution. Because they were older maps, it seemed even more unrelatable to me. Maybe if there was some brief notes about who made the map and what time period - otherwise, they seemed to just be found on a Google search
May need to try reading again in the future.
bethd2828's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.0
blue_charlesss's review against another edition
2.0
Probably more of a 2.5 than a straight up two, but i felt like this never went as deep as I'd like it too. Lovely presentation though, and the author's love and care for the topic is clear.
ashton_trimble's review against another edition
4.0
A joyful escape from the chaos of a hospital full of COVID. Already dreaming of my next island adventure!
austra_pro's review against another edition
3.0
Par šo grāmatu man ir dalītas jūtas. Tā vien šķiet, ka šī grāmata tapusi, kad izdevējs paprasījis autoram kaut ko nebūt uzrakstīt, autors izmetis ideju, izdevējs priecīgs piekritis, un tad autors velk ārā no kastēm savas jaunības dienasgrāmatas un mēģina kaut ko sastiķēt. Es vēl arvien uzskatu, ka Gavin Francis ir ārkārtīgi talantīgs rakstnieks. Un šī grāmata ir ļoti skaista, pilna ar dažnedažādām vecām (pārsvarā) un jaunām kartēm, bet stāstījumam trūkst plūduma. Gevins pats sevi sauc par isleofīlu, un visu dzīvi viņš ir meklējis līdzsvaru starp pilsētas dinamiku un no civilizācijas nostāk esošo salu sniegto mieru un izolāciju. Un šeit tad ir saķibinātas kopā ceļojumos tapušas piezīmes. Lai arī viņš zina drēbi, un daudzas viņa piezīmes patiešām ir lasīšanas vērtas, kaut kā te pietrūkst, viss ir tāda lēkāšana no vienas salas uz citu, tā arī nekur neizmetot enkuru un neiejūtoties. Žēl, jo potenciāls šai grāmatai ir daudz lielāks.
giuls_'s review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.75