A review by mindtravelagent
On the Shoreline of Knowledge: Irish Wanderings by Chris Arthur

5.0

The essay is my favorite form of writing. Arthur’s style is dreamlike and transcendent, existing both in and out of time simultaneously. Dreamlike, nuanced, deeply observational and reflective. Took me a long while to finish the book because I savored every bit of it.

I’m even inspired to write a book based on the form of the essay, “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Briefcase,” itself inspired by Wallace Stevens’ “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.”