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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
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This is a very peculiar book. One I savored for a long while, because it’s fascinating, both in concept and in storytelling. Did you know that there’s a glacier tucked away in Scotland? Or a desert in Spain? I was aware about the latter, and of course the existence of the Hungarian steppe is common knowledge, but the glacier stumped me. Same with the Białowieża, a Polish forest.
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Nick Hunt provides a beautifully described journey around Europe's less familiar landscapes. He covers natural history, ecology, folklore, history and travel writing. His writing is evocative of the landscape, weather and conditions that you feel like you're following in his footsteps. A hugely enjoyable book.
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4 unlikely European landscapes
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Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
I really liked this book! I was excited to read it from the description and it didn't disappoint. This book also really made me want to start going on long walks and hikes alone. If you are like me and enjoy books about long walks/adventures in the outdoors (such as Wild by Cheryl Strayed), then you would love this too. I also really felt it was a similar writing style to Robert Macfarlane's Underland, full of both a play-by-play of the actual adventure, facts about the environment around him, and poetic prose. However, I found Robert Macafarlane's writing a bit too poetic and dreamy, while Nick Hunt's writing is definitely purely nonfiction- which I loved much more.
I actually don't think I have a favorite chapter, and the author's stories about each European wilderness were equally lovely to read. From snowy reindeer encounters in Cairngorm National Park in Scotland, to exploring the primeval Białowieża forest in Poland and Belarus, to walking through the Spanish desert and old Western film sets during a dangerous heatwave, to riding around the vast Hungarian steppe among an unexpected mixture of East, West, nationalism, and conservation- I learned so much about these places and it felt like I was walking right there with the author. Definitely recommend!
I really liked this book! I was excited to read it from the description and it didn't disappoint. This book also really made me want to start going on long walks and hikes alone. If you are like me and enjoy books about long walks/adventures in the outdoors (such as Wild by Cheryl Strayed), then you would love this too. I also really felt it was a similar writing style to Robert Macfarlane's Underland, full of both a play-by-play of the actual adventure, facts about the environment around him, and poetic prose. However, I found Robert Macafarlane's writing a bit too poetic and dreamy, while Nick Hunt's writing is definitely purely nonfiction- which I loved much more.
I actually don't think I have a favorite chapter, and the author's stories about each European wilderness were equally lovely to read. From snowy reindeer encounters in Cairngorm National Park in Scotland, to exploring the primeval Białowieża forest in Poland and Belarus, to walking through the Spanish desert and old Western film sets during a dangerous heatwave, to riding around the vast Hungarian steppe among an unexpected mixture of East, West, nationalism, and conservation- I learned so much about these places and it felt like I was walking right there with the author. Definitely recommend!