86 reviews for:

Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau

Ben Shattuck

3.85 AVERAGE

hunkydoryk's review

3.75

hopeful reflective medium-paced

tien_spirit's review

3.5

hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced

clarebo's review

3.5

hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

thrillsprills's review

3.75

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

sambuucha's review

4.25

hopeful reflective relaxing fast-paced

mollybrown's review

5.0

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Beautiful writing, lovely balance of history, personal reflection, and natural observation.

mscalls's review

3.0

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Pregnancy

livrenz's review

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

olivia_piepmeier's review

3.0

reflective fast-paced

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This was an odd read for me. In a way, it was relaxing. Shattuck is very observant and thoughtful in his Thoreau-like journeys. It's pleasant to read someone else be mindful and honest of their experience in such beautiful places. It's also weirdly fascinating to me as Shattuck lives near where I used to. His descriptions of the Southcoast of MA are idyllic, but I had such a different experience (and many do because the cost of living is eeeek), it's hard to take some bits of it seriously. He recognizes his privilege a little on his walks and explains the land has been in his family for generations but I often felt a bit eye-roll-y "poor little privileged boy" while reading. I guess this is my problem.

At any rate, those that like Thoreau, New England, nature, memoir-like stuff would be interested in this. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

tylopoda's review

4.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced