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melrakki's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
5.0
steinpaiger's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
mrs_bonaventure's review against another edition
5.0
Some lovely lyrical writing about the little wild American landscape left. A strange, almost unbelievable passage about 9|11 towards the end which seems dreamlike and incongruous; but otherwise a wonderful meditation on land, solitude, nature and man's abuse of it.
sage_bee's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide, Suicide, and Animal death
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Racism
bristlecone's review against another edition
5.0
I look forward to reading this book over and over. Much like Sand County Almanac, I enjoyed the author's reflections on the nature and purpose of wilderness and our role in it. From the author's self deprecating stories, to his insightful reflections on the nature and necessity of solitude, I savored every bit of this book. I can't wait to read it again.
jurassicreader's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
5.0
arielamandah's review against another edition
3.0
Three and a half stars. Am I jealous of the author? Is that why I didn’t love this book more? Hard to say. Thoughtful, literary (in the right way, with homage to Kerouac, Snyder, Leopold, etc.) this book is a meditation on wilderness, high places, and solitude. Parts of it really work, beautifully written and capturing the imagination. Other parts feel disjointed and not in sync with the greater arc of the book - you intellectually understand why they are there, but they still don’t feel right. Overall, it was an enjoyable memoir of something that feels ultimately ephemeral and not long for this world.