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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Gisteren na lange tijd weer een klein begin gemaakt met wandelen. Mijn lijf en hoofd zegt al geruime tijd dat ik meer naar buiten moet. En dit boek, en de eerdere boeken uit deze serie bevestigen dat. Voornemen voor 2024: meer naar buiten!
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
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emotional
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hopeful
inspiring
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sad
medium-paced
hopeful
slow-paced
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
This book is between 3-4 stars, and perhaps I'll change the rating one day, but for now, it sits at around 3.5 stars. I felt really torn giving this book this rating as I loved a lot of it. I loved the premise of the book- walking to try and reverse a chronic, degenerative disease. As someone with a chronic illness, it spoke of hope, and has made me very thoughtful, wondering whether immersing myself in nature could help my conditions.
I loved following the journey,and the descriptions of the country. However, I sometimes found the author's tone and opinions difficult. Not only the fairly regular remarks about Brexit but I found myself annoyed by her "I told you so" repetitions when Moth had done something silly.
I found the hypocrisy throughout the book angering too, which is the main negative for me. She talks a lot about the threat to habitats, nature, biodiversity, and how humans need to open their eyes and do something, which is all true, however, she then goes and eats animal products, which are the leading causes for environmental devastation and habitat loss (significantly more than transport..read "This is Vegan Propaganda: and other lies the meat industry tells you" by Ed Winters, if you want facts and details. Or Google it :) ). She does this throughout and I find it hypocritical and exactly the attitude I dislike- humans have to do something to reduce their environmental impact...but not me. She also says things about how a man who scouts out stags so they can be killed/hunted by rich twats has a genuine, deep affection for the deers...cognitive dissonance if ever there was an example. There are lots of examples throughout the book of this sort of thing and it spoilt my enjoyment of it. Were it not for them, I would have loved this book and it would probably be 5-stars. Hearing her and her husband's journey from Scotland to Cornwall is incredible. The endurance, strength, and love they both have to do this in the name of hope is inspiring, and I was truly warmed and hooked by it. But I just found it too annoying to rate any higher. I am hoping to read her other books though, in the hope that there will be less cognitive dissonance examples and more on the walking and nature itself.
I loved following the journey,and the descriptions of the country. However, I sometimes found the author's tone and opinions difficult. Not only the fairly regular remarks about Brexit but I found myself annoyed by her "I told you so" repetitions when Moth had done something silly.
I found the hypocrisy throughout the book angering too, which is the main negative for me. She talks a lot about the threat to habitats, nature, biodiversity, and how humans need to open their eyes and do something, which is all true, however, she then goes and eats animal products, which are the leading causes for environmental devastation and habitat loss (significantly more than transport..read "This is Vegan Propaganda: and other lies the meat industry tells you" by Ed Winters, if you want facts and details. Or Google it :) ). She does this throughout and I find it hypocritical and exactly the attitude I dislike- humans have to do something to reduce their environmental impact...but not me. She also says things about how a man who scouts out stags so they can be killed/hunted by rich twats has a genuine, deep affection for the deers...cognitive dissonance if ever there was an example. There are lots of examples throughout the book of this sort of thing and it spoilt my enjoyment of it. Were it not for them, I would have loved this book and it would probably be 5-stars. Hearing her and her husband's journey from Scotland to Cornwall is incredible. The endurance, strength, and love they both have to do this in the name of hope is inspiring, and I was truly warmed and hooked by it. But I just found it too annoying to rate any higher. I am hoping to read her other books though, in the hope that there will be less cognitive dissonance examples and more on the walking and nature itself.
Just as impressive as the salt path.
Lovely listening to the author read the audio version and it has the rhythm of a lovely long walk!
Lovely listening to the author read the audio version and it has the rhythm of a lovely long walk!
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced