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A review by edjgrierson
Shadowlands: A Journey Through Britain's Lost Cities and Vanished Villages by Matthew Green
3.75
It's a high three star. I'd certainly recommend it for a psychoanalysis of the Anthropocene. There's some similar themes to "Ghostland" by Edward Parnell, but applied to a country. But some chapters are certainly more engaging than others. Skara Brae in particular is so fascinating, but the chapters on Medieval villages didn't hold me quite as much.
I also think the personal aspect at the end is a bit shoehorned in. I wasn't picking up on that in the rest of the narrative.
Still, pretty solid for what it is. I would say read it.
I also think the personal aspect at the end is a bit shoehorned in. I wasn't picking up on that in the rest of the narrative.
Still, pretty solid for what it is. I would say read it.