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A review by harryr
Sightlines by Kathleen Jamie
4.0
This is a terrific book of essays. I’d broadly categorise them as nature writing, or at least writing about the human place in the natural world; whales and remote Scottish islands are recurrent themes, but a pathology lab, a lunar eclipse and some cave paintings also make an appearance.
Kathleen Jamie is a poet, and I guess I’d call these poetic essays rather than, um, didactic ones (there are probably better terms, but…). The longer essays do explicitly explore ideas, but more of the book is spent on places, events, and personal reactions, all of which she does brilliantly. It is beautiful, subtle writing.
Kathleen Jamie is a poet, and I guess I’d call these poetic essays rather than, um, didactic ones (there are probably better terms, but…). The longer essays do explicitly explore ideas, but more of the book is spent on places, events, and personal reactions, all of which she does brilliantly. It is beautiful, subtle writing.