Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan

Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life

William Finnegan

447 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction memoir travel adventurous informative reflective slow-paced
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A deeply rendered self-portrait of a lifelong surfer by the acclaimed New Yorker writerBarbarian Days is William Finnegan’s memoir of an obsession, a complex enchantment. Surfing only looks like a sport. To initiates, it is something else entirely...

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Moods

adventurous 92%
reflective 69%
inspiring 52%
informative 49%
funny 20%
relaxing 17%
emotional 13%
challenging 9%
hopeful 7%
lighthearted 7%
tense 2%
sad 1%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 46%
fast 3%

Average rating

4.13

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