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donnamarieriley's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
theuntrainedlibrarian's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
4.0
siljeblomst's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
What a fantastic book!
thomasgoddard's review against another edition
4.0
I found this one at work and mistakenly thought it had been shelved in the wrong section. The cover looked way too abstract to be non-fiction and it's not a small volume (800 pages). So I picked it up and turned it over and flipped to a random page and what I was confronted with was...
a scattering of tiny grey squares...
and then what, at first glance, looked like poetry...
but you learn that it's the voices of the villagers. All of whom were interviewed to capture their perspectives on all manner of topics that matter to them.
I like that. I've always had a soft spot for anything that aims at capturing ordinary people's experiences. I think it is so important, especially for places that are changing rapidly. So much of history has been imprinted and passed down only by the wealthy.
I had a great time reading this book. It left me feeling all Mys (pronounced mees - ultra cosy - hopefully I used that right, I've been inspired)
Because my dream is to live in a little house in a forest with animals and growing my own food. I think people will go back to that way of living. The last century has been an absolute failure of an experiment.
The sad thing is that much has already been lost, and even more will be, before we correct our course.
'It's a long time since you saw bullfinches, isn't it?'
friedaschopflin's review against another edition
5.0
Det er direkte, presist, gjenkjennbart, morsomt og relaterbart. Det er som Lom.
whogivesabook's review against another edition
4.0
I found this one at work and mistakenly thought it had been shelved in the wrong section. The cover looked way too abstract to be non-fiction and it's not a small volume (800 pages). So I picked it up and turned it over and flipped to a random page and what I was confronted with was...
a scattering of tiny grey squares...
and then what, at first glance, looked like poetry...
but you learn that it's the voices of the villagers. All of whom were interviewed to capture their perspectives on all manner of topics that matter to them.
I like that. I've always had a soft spot for anything that aims at capturing ordinary people's experiences. I think it is so important, especially for places that are changing rapidly. So much of history has been imprinted and passed down only by the wealthy.
I had a great time reading this book. It left me feeling all Mys (pronounced mees - ultra cosy - hopefully I used that right, I've been inspired)
Because my dream is to live in a little house in a forest with animals and growing my own food. I think people will go back to that way of living. The last century has been an absolute failure of an experiment.
The sad thing is that much has already been lost, and even more will be, before we correct our course.
'It's a long time since you saw bullfinches, isn't it?'