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irhamfachli's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
mei_balder's review against another edition
3.0
Paar goede essays (o.a. het titelessay), maar ook een aantal dat me helemaal niet kon boeien en waarin Franzen me ook niet erg sympathiek voorkwam. Vooral een leuk boek voor een literaire vogelaar, geloof ik. Voorlopig houd ik het maar bij Franzens fictie.
adamvolle's review against another edition
2.0
This book would have been much more accurately described as "the collected writings of" Franzen, rather than a collection of essays by him, and while said writings are all of good quality in and of themselves, it's hard to imagine that readers who aren't Franzen diehards will enjoy a majority of them.
shumska's review against another edition
4.0
franzen mi je draži kao romanopisac, nego esejist, makar vješto izmiče boljki mnogih eseja - da zvuče docirajuće i da su zamarajući. jedino što zamjeram ovoj zbirci eseja jest da se, zapravo, mnogo toga vrti oko njegovog hobija - promatranja ptica. kao stručnjak u tom području, mnoge retke posvetio je životu i naravi ptica (a u širem smislu i ekologiji, borbi za zaštitu okoliša i suptilnim upozorenjima gdje će nas odvesti vlastita ignorancija prirode i Zemlje) koje mene, zapravo, uopće ne interesiraju pa bih u tim trenutcima gubila interes i pažnju. ali na stranu ptice, ostali eseji su sasvim na mjestu.
tartancrusader's review against another edition
3.0
Any of the essays herein contained, were I to stumble across one unlooked-for in a magazine, would hold my attention and be an interesting read. Gathered together in a single collection, however, they become too similar, insufficiently distinct, so that the eyes glaze over after a few have been read. I do like Franzen, though, he's a good writer with interesting things to say and, whether you agree with him or not, he says them well.
michelempls's review against another edition
3.0
I need to read and study more Franzen. His prose essays are perfectly executed. I love that he loves birds - I found myself giving a lot more thought to them after his loving attentiveness. However, I found myself glossing over as he reiterated his concerns and pessimism over human affects on the environment.