A review by ashie64
The Maine Woods by Henry David Thoreau

adventurous informative reflective slow-paced

4.25

I really enjoyed this book! It's been fun reading through journal entries, getting more of a sense of who Thoreau was as a person in this book, both through his words and descriptions from his travel companions, and what he found interesting along with of course the insightful paragraphs of him writing philosophically about his encounters. It's also a fascinating read from a historical standpoint- getting through each trip and actually feeling the difference that Thoreau is describing about his three trips into the woods over several years. Thoreau was watching the Maine woods be colonized before his eyes, and had quite a bit to say about it. A good book to take your time with.
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