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Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout by Philip Connors
4 reviews
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
horizonous's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Racism
emburs's review
reflective
sad
slow-paced
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Rape
hmatt's review against another edition
challenging
informative
medium-paced
2.75
I found the parts of this book that describe the author's experiences manning a fire lookout quite interesting, and I thought these connected well with some (SOME) of the historical accounts. Unfortunately, a lot of times these accounts devolve into Kerouac (/insert other old white naturalist writer) fanboy narratives. The overly-poetic musings on life felt forced and just don't match the narrative, in my opinion. I also didn't care for the kids-these-days tone the author used when referring to people who, shock horror, deigned to own a cell phone or something equally below him.
I wish the author had stuck more to the narrative memoir, because I enjoyed reading about his experiences and the history of fire management in the United States.
I wish the author had stuck more to the narrative memoir, because I enjoyed reading about his experiences and the history of fire management in the United States.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Alcohol and Drug use
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