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ac_anemon's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
started reading after i bought it on ‘back of beyond books’ in moab during a spring break service trip. it’s a whiplash prose between the deepest types of despair (destructive capitalist behavior, climate catastrophe, death, no future, erosion of community) and hope (respect of indigenous practices, self discovery, better things are both necessary and possible, there is a future if you can imagine it)
i never know how to feel about authors putting the most intimate details about their lives into a public work, particularly when coupled with poetry. good read, i think the pain (pain of life and of artistic vulnerability) is worth the read
i never know how to feel about authors putting the most intimate details about their lives into a public work, particularly when coupled with poetry. good read, i think the pain (pain of life and of artistic vulnerability) is worth the read
lrc52's review against another edition
emotional
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medium-paced
2.5
I don't really know how to rate this book--there were some beautiful passages, especially in the part about her brother--but the rest of it felt detached and cold and sometimes very privileged.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Drug use
christinadewey's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
rcromer's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
sendlasagna's review against another edition
Stopped at 16% because the narration style isn’t working for me. What I heard so far about the Utah plateau made me interested in something I’ve never cared about before
eliclarevt's review against another edition
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medium-paced
4.0
emcsquared's review against another edition
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4.5
pattydsf's review against another edition
4.0
“I would like to hear the words "public lands" spoken in every election debate, with candidates holding both government and corporations accountable in their oversight and use. The fact of more than three hundred million visits to our national parks last year tells me I am not alone.”
The first and last book I read by Williams was Refuge. That book was published 30 years ago, and I still think about it. I knew that Williams continued to write, but I did not go looking for another book by her. That is a shame and my loss. Thank goodness my friend Ginger had to read this for her book group and then shared her copy with me.
Williams is still a magnificent writer. In so many of these essays she made me feel what she was feeling – anger, grief, pain, and some joy. People who can write like this should be national treasures. However, William writes about the wilderness, and we have had many politicians who do not feel that the wilderness should be enjoyed and treasured but used to make money for the already wealthy.
I was moved by so many of these essays that I can’t pick one or two to praise. I will have to pick out some to recommend to my book group and maybe I will list those at that time. In the meantime, I recommend that if you haven’t read Williams, you should consider looking for Refuge or any of her essays.
The first and last book I read by Williams was Refuge. That book was published 30 years ago, and I still think about it. I knew that Williams continued to write, but I did not go looking for another book by her. That is a shame and my loss. Thank goodness my friend Ginger had to read this for her book group and then shared her copy with me.
Williams is still a magnificent writer. In so many of these essays she made me feel what she was feeling – anger, grief, pain, and some joy. People who can write like this should be national treasures. However, William writes about the wilderness, and we have had many politicians who do not feel that the wilderness should be enjoyed and treasured but used to make money for the already wealthy.
I was moved by so many of these essays that I can’t pick one or two to praise. I will have to pick out some to recommend to my book group and maybe I will list those at that time. In the meantime, I recommend that if you haven’t read Williams, you should consider looking for Refuge or any of her essays.