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304 pages • first pub 2019 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780735239586
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Edition Pub Date: 28 July 2020
This is a slow, contemplative memoir for readers who want quiet nature writing braided with personal reflection. If you like books that feel thoughtful, inward-looking, and gently paced, you’ll probably enjoy this one.
Description
I have learned many words for ‘island’: isle, atoll, eyot, islet, or skerry. They exist in archipelagos or alone, and always, by definition, I have understood them by their relation to water. But the Chinese word for island knows nothing of water....
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Moods
reflective: 88%
informative: 76%
emotional: 44%
adventurous: 24%
inspiring: 19%
relaxing: 12%
sad: 11%
hopeful: 10%
challenging: 5%
lighthearted: 2%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Dementia, Death of parentModerate
War, Xenophobia, ViolenceMinor
Body shaming, Fatphobia, Animal death
304 pages • first pub 2019 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780735239586
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Edition Pub Date: 28 July 2020
This is a slow, contemplative memoir for readers who want quiet nature writing braided with personal reflection. If you like books that feel thoughtful, inward-looking, and gently paced, you’ll probably enjoy this one.
Description
I have learned many words for ‘island’: isle, atoll, eyot, islet, or skerry. They exist in archipelagos or alone, and always, by definition, I have understood them by their relation to water. But the Chinese word for island knows nothing of water....
Community Reviews
Moods
reflective: 88%
informative: 76%
emotional: 44%
adventurous: 24%
inspiring: 19%
relaxing: 12%
sad: 11%
hopeful: 10%
challenging: 5%
lighthearted: 2%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Grief, Dementia, Death of parentModerate
War, Xenophobia, ViolenceMinor
Body shaming, Fatphobia, Animal death