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The title says it all...the Arctic as it was in the early 1980s presented in a way that literally feels like you are in a dream while reading it. Lopez passed away almost exactly a month ago as I am writing this. I'd like to think his heaven is like the Arctic he so poetically invokes. If so, it would be a wild, surprising place that is full of austere beauty, life, and grace.
My biggest surprise from the book is how fascinating muskoxen are. In the hands of a great writer, anything can be captivating. Lopez brings us three gifts: his beautiful prose, an appreciation of the science, history, and geography of the arctic region, and most importantly to my mind, an acquaintance with Lopez and his inner workings. I found him to be a thoughtful, intelligent man with a sense of integrity that seems so sorely missing from our culture today.
My biggest surprise from the book is how fascinating muskoxen are. In the hands of a great writer, anything can be captivating. Lopez brings us three gifts: his beautiful prose, an appreciation of the science, history, and geography of the arctic region, and most importantly to my mind, an acquaintance with Lopez and his inner workings. I found him to be a thoughtful, intelligent man with a sense of integrity that seems so sorely missing from our culture today.