Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness by Edward Abbey

Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness

Edward Abbey

322 pages first pub 1968 (editions) user-added

nonfiction memoir nature travel adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
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"In this shimmering masterpiece of American nature writing, Edward Abbey ventures alone into the canyonlands of Moab, Utah, to work as a seasonal ranger for the United States National Park Service. Living out of a trailer, Abbey captures in rapt, ...

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Moods

reflective 81%
adventurous 76%
informative 43%
inspiring 34%
funny 24%
challenging 19%
relaxing 15%
emotional 10%
dark 9%
lighthearted 7%
hopeful 6%
mysterious 5%
sad 5%
tense 1%

Pace

slow 49%
medium 47%
fast 2%

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3.92

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