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A review by clay1st
Woman in the Wilderness: A story of survival, love & self-discovery in New Zealand: A Story of Survival, Love and Self-Discovery in New Zealand by Miriam Lancewood, Miriam Lancewood
3.0
It pains me not to write a glowing review for this book because of my huge admiration for Miriam and her way of life. I truly hope to spend some time living 'in the wilderness' myself someday...
I hope she doesn't give up and writes more - I may still read her next one. With that in mind:
Very large parts of this book are descriptions of natural scenery that Miriam walks past in the course of her life 'in the wilderness'. The problem is that this prose is very repetitive and has a very strange and awkward overuse of the adjectives. The simplicity of her prose and descriptions compliments a message about simple pleasures of her natural lifestyle. However, I preferred her writing hinting at the complexity and richness of life regardless of lifestyle circumstances... but sadly these moments were few and far between and, in my opinion, were watered down not amplified by the amount of detailed but basic descriptive prose which read like quite mundane journal entries.
I would still recommend reading this book to someone already interested in the topic or Miriam, but I wouldn't recommend it to most people.
I hope she doesn't give up and writes more - I may still read her next one. With that in mind:
Very large parts of this book are descriptions of natural scenery that Miriam walks past in the course of her life 'in the wilderness'. The problem is that this prose is very repetitive and has a very strange and awkward overuse of the adjectives. The simplicity of her prose and descriptions compliments a message about simple pleasures of her natural lifestyle. However, I preferred her writing hinting at the complexity and richness of life regardless of lifestyle circumstances... but sadly these moments were few and far between and, in my opinion, were watered down not amplified by the amount of detailed but basic descriptive prose which read like quite mundane journal entries.
I would still recommend reading this book to someone already interested in the topic or Miriam, but I wouldn't recommend it to most people.