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Walden: Vita nel bosco by Wu Ming 2, Henry David Thoreau, Salvatore Proietti

gne's review against another edition

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slow-paced

2.25

swaye's review against another edition

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1.0

brisingr's review against another edition

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1.0

I read a total of maybe 20 pages of this, because who can take seriously a man that supposedly preaches about living in the woods, when his mom gives him all he needs for a comfortable life? And I don't really care about this topic, and neither about my class, enough to try and read more of this.

styxis's review against another edition

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2.0

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

I am finally fucking done with your book, Thoreau.
He definitely has a beautiful way with words but the content of this book and Thoreau's personality were just plain boring and yucky.

caaleros's review against another edition

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3.0

I don't read abridged books on principle, but Walden would probably be enjoyed best through excerpts. There's some really good ideas in this book mixed with a lot of boring musings. I listened to it on audiobook so I would actually finish it.

barning's review against another edition

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4.0

Ich habe sehr mit dem Buch gerungen, weil es so unglaublich schwer zu lesen ist. Außerdem gibt es Kapitel, die sich scheinbar in seinen Aussagen widersprechen. Beispielsweise sieht Thoreau alle Nachrichten als Gossip und somit schlecht an aber sagt in einem anderen, dass der Mensch ohne Gossip nicht leben kann.
Weiterhin ist es übertrieben zu sagen, dass er sich von der Zivilisation weg bewegt hat, da er immer zu Fuß in den Ort gehen konnte und oft besucht wurde.
Teilweise kommt er auch sehr elitär rüber.
Allerdings sind die Gedanken und Theorien, die er über die Menschen und die Gesellschaft hat noch heute aktuell und geht von Antikapitalismus bis zu Vegetarischer Ernährung.
Ganz knapp also auf 4 Sterne. Ich empfehle das Buch als sehr harte Nuss.

rhiannonq's review against another edition

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challenging inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

matspauwels's review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.5

wintermute9's review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

piscero's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.0