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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
informative
reflective
slow-paced
This might be a great book for people who like to read long, flowery descriptions of scenery and what animals are doing. I personally found it slooooow and boring. I was forced to read it for school, so I would never have chosen to read it on my own.
Perhaps the book just wasn't "for" me.
Perhaps the book just wasn't "for" me.
Another book I had to read for my English class; this one is by far the most boring yet, albeit more interesting than a previous assigned one, The Maltese Falcon. The Land of Little Rain is Mary Austin's personal collection of narratives about the Californian desert and the multitude of lives surrounding it. Each chapter in the book is dedicated to different unique things that could be found or discovered in the desert. The narratives are all right, but I did not quite enjoy it, and to be honest, I sometimes did not understand half of what Austin was trying to say in her eloquently descriptive chapters. Books about deserts have never really interested me anyways.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
I would actually say that this book is a solid 3.5/5 stars. This non-fiction text is perfect in encapsulating the customs and ways of life of Native American inhabitants of the California Deserts. I think that this is definitely a classic American Literature text. I especially appreciate how much it delves into American Ecology.
Whilst the content itself was interesting, the text lacks enthusiasm in its writing. It reads as being more informative than captivating, which is my main reason for the scoring.
Whilst the content itself was interesting, the text lacks enthusiasm in its writing. It reads as being more informative than captivating, which is my main reason for the scoring.
Beautifully written, though at times a struggle to get through since there's no actual plot.
The book is very much a product of its time and the author seemed to be "putting on airs" at times. However, her descriptions of the Southern Californian desert are haunting and contain an austere beauty much like the lands she described. The "Noble Savage" trope that takes up much the middle of the book can be a bear to get through however.
A handful of essays about life in the California desert at the turn of the century. Austin writes about the spare beauty of it all, as well as the local peoples. It's an interesting glimpse into the time period. She herself seems like she was ahead of her time, as well.