A review by mattstebbins
The Secret Knowledge of Water: Discovering the Essence of the American Desert by Craig Childs

5.0

I wasn't sure what to expect, based on what other Childs I'd read, and I think I'm glad for that. No expectation could have prepared me for the combination of lyricism and science, of prose poetry and succinct description. Nor could I have adequately prepared for how it forced me to see places I'd long ago considered homes in a new way, to better understand them and the dynamics of water at play.

This is certainly a work I'll come back to, and one I want to keep processing.

[5 stars for air, sun, sand—and especially water.]