To the River: A Journey Beneath the Surface by Olivia Laing

To the River: A Journey Beneath the Surface

Olivia Laing

8 hours, 29 minutes first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction memoir nature travel informative reflective relaxing slow-paced
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Over sixty years after Virginia Woolf drowned in the River Ouse, Olivia Laing set out one midsummer morning to walk its banks, from source to sea. Along the way, she explores the roles that rivers play in human lives, tracing their intricate flow ...

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Moods

reflective 92%
informative 68%
relaxing 42%
inspiring 29%
emotional 26%
adventurous 22%
challenging 15%
hopeful 14%
sad 12%
dark 7%
funny 5%
mysterious 5%
lighthearted 3%
tense 1%

Pace

slow 56%
medium 41%
fast 1%

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3.71

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