The Art of the Wasted Day by Patricia Hampl

The Art of the Wasted Day

Patricia Hampl

288 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir travel informative inspiring slow-paced
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A spirited inquiry into the lost value of leisure and daydreamThe Art of the Wasted Day is a picaresque travelogue of leisure written from a lifelong enchantment with solitude. Patricia Hampl visits the homes of historic exemplars of ease who made...

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Moods

reflective 83%
informative 66%
adventurous 33%
challenging 33%
emotional 33%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 16%
lighthearted 16%
relaxing 16%
sad 16%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 33%

Average rating

3.38

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