A review by mscarle
Waterlog by Roger Deakin

5.0

This one took a while, and progressed in fits and starts, which usually doesn't indicate anything higher than a 3* for me. Additionally, as much as I adore travelogues and outdoors-type books, I'm not much of an outdoorsman, and definitely not much of a "wild swimmer" - a crippling phobia of deep/open water ensures that's not a hobby of mine. All that being said (and it's a lot to be said) this was incredible. Beautiful, entrancing, frightening, enchanting in equal measure, it struck chords in me that I didn't know existed. A wonderful book, a bit ponderous at times it's true, but one that speaks to the beauty of the world (not just Britain) and the things we can find both in it and ourselves if we just take the time to look.