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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
Honestly some parts are very beautiful and interesting but as said in other reviews overall it was a bit underwhelming. I expected to hear more about his journey over the ice. Especially after having read “The Left Hand of Darkness” by the Ursula Le Guin... she has a beautiful part of the book where the two main characters travel across the ice and I must say I got so much more from her story in another planet than this.
Also, why do men only quote men? Omg there are no other philosophers and scientists and entrepreneurs than men in the world? Common 2019 try better.
Overall not bad but not great either.
Also, why do men only quote men? Omg there are no other philosophers and scientists and entrepreneurs than men in the world? Common 2019 try better.
Overall not bad but not great either.
Vielleicht absurd ein Buch über Stille als Hörbuch zu hören. Aber war gut. Gute Denkanstöße
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informative
inspiring
slow-paced
Interesting read. The topic of silence is discussed as an absence of noise, a form of mindfulness and a way of life.
I would have liked to read more about Kagge's travel, as it is mainly a series of mini-essays.
I would have liked to read more about Kagge's travel, as it is mainly a series of mini-essays.
3 stars because it wasn’t at all well researched or well written, so I can’t quite place my finger on any reason to like this book, but for some reason I adored it. Sometimes it’s just nice to sit with simplicity and enjoy the read...and I supposed that was the point. Not profound or thoughts I’d never pondered before. Just simply nice. Great read for when your brain needs a break or you’re feeling overwhelmed.
inspiring
lighthearted
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I thought this book would be a slam dunk for me, written around the questions: What is silence? Where is it? How do we create it? Erling Kagge is a Norwegian explorer who in 1990 became one of the first people to travel to the North Pole unsupported. For that expedition he had a partner, but three years later he spent fifty days walking alone across Antarctica to reach the South Pole, this time completely on his own and without even radio contact. He’s had some time to think about silence, and his experiences from journeying across remote, uninhabited expanses are compelling. Unfortunately they are only superficially covered. Read more on my booklog
When I finished this book I was left in a state of pure awe. The last few pages made me feel so emotional (but not in a sad way?!) I’ll think about this book for the rest of my life. Truly special and profound, yet simple. There’s more I could say but will leave the rest in silence.
“The poet was apparently so overwhelmed by what he observed, the beauty that revealed itself, that all he could manage to say the name of the islands before falling into silence”.
“The poet was apparently so overwhelmed by what he observed, the beauty that revealed itself, that all he could manage to say the name of the islands before falling into silence”.
adventurous
informative
reflective
medium-paced
love the idea of becoming your own island and this being the biggest wealth.
very preoccupied w this topic atm and found certain parts interesting - but someone criticising that we won’t become resources for one another but rather become resources for companies such as meta and then in the next chapter fanboying over elon musk doesn’t quite sit right w me
very preoccupied w this topic atm and found certain parts interesting - but someone criticising that we won’t become resources for one another but rather become resources for companies such as meta and then in the next chapter fanboying over elon musk doesn’t quite sit right w me