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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
Beautiful nature writing mixed with grumpy old man bemoaning that people don't live exactly the way he thinks they should.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
A series of diary entries that Roger wrote over his lifetime. This is a collected series of entries that have been published posthumously. The notes are wonderful, full of hidden revelations (Roger once wrote that his best friends popped up like weeds, stringy, fast growing and don't need maintenance) We discover soft, sad, humorous and ponderous moments in the writers too-short life. A great treasure of a book.
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Canonical for me. Sharp prose with unique insight. Much on cats, living, being with nature. All immaculately expressed.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
I took my time with this book, so as to savor it. As essentially a collection of Deakin's diary entries prior to his death, there isn't a lot of structure. So taking it in little bits feels more natural, like an extended exchange of letters with him. As good as this book is, it can't really compare to [b:Wildwood: A Journey through Trees|1344371|Wildwood A Journey through Trees|Roger Deakin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1182883358s/1344371.jpg|1333971].
Dnf 25%
Idk... it felt like a lot of rambling and I felt really bored.
Tho I really hoped I would love this one
Idk... it felt like a lot of rambling and I felt really bored.
Tho I really hoped I would love this one
As a naturalist you hope never to lose your virginity, always to be looking with wonder, to remain innocent, wide-eyed.
A very very beautiful book. The care with which Deakin observes the world around him is inspiring to me as a writer, sure, as a keeper of notebooks, as a walker and a swimmer; but even more inspiring to me as a human being. We need more Roger Deakins in this world and I am mourning the loss of a man I never knew.
UEA's library is currently closed to non-students but as soon as they reopen, I'm going to go and view Deakin's archive, flip through the notebooks from which this lovely book was put together.
I'm not lonely here because I feel so connected to the trees, the house, the meadows, the birds, the insects. I also feel connected to my friends. But I believe that so many people are so cut off from all the other things, the trees, etc. that it is good to make a small compensating gesture in my life and relate to them if I can.
A very very beautiful book. The care with which Deakin observes the world around him is inspiring to me as a writer, sure, as a keeper of notebooks, as a walker and a swimmer; but even more inspiring to me as a human being. We need more Roger Deakins in this world and I am mourning the loss of a man I never knew.
UEA's library is currently closed to non-students but as soon as they reopen, I'm going to go and view Deakin's archive, flip through the notebooks from which this lovely book was put together.
I'm not lonely here because I feel so connected to the trees, the house, the meadows, the birds, the insects. I also feel connected to my friends. But I believe that so many people are so cut off from all the other things, the trees, etc. that it is good to make a small compensating gesture in my life and relate to them if I can.