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A review by gabe_reads
Waterlog by Roger Deakin
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
4.0
A very relaxing and rather whimsical swim through the UK. There was interesting history for the various locations and waterways themselves, along with lovely descriptions of the places and the experience of swimming in them. It's in no way exhaustive but gives a wide range of different types of open water, giving me lots of ideas of places to visit!! Overall it's a very nice and easygoing novel.
Something I did find slightly grating was the way he referenced literature or language that very much placed him as someone who went to public school and then Cambridge. It may have been great for people who recognised them and have the same cultural context as him, but wasn't for me.
Something I did find slightly grating was the way he referenced literature or language that very much placed him as someone who went to public school and then Cambridge. It may have been great for people who recognised them and have the same cultural context as him, but wasn't for me.