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A review by fmrc123
Antlers of Water: Writing on the Nature and Environment of Scotland by Kathleen Jamie
4.0
This was my first piece of compulsory reading for uni, overall I would rate this 3.5-4 stars!
Individually, I really like a lot of Kathleen Jamie's writing. As an aspiring writer in Scotland, it is inspiring to have access to collections like this from a diverse range of artists/genres. The collection's strength is clearly within its conviction of the ongoing climate crisis and a reflection of humanity, albeit inhumanity, so often conveyed throughout the book. Yet, overall, I wasn't entirely enthralled by the collection in its entirety, but that's more of the basis of personal taste/interests, I think!
There was some wonderful, compelling pieces in this that deserve recognition. So, I have a horrific fear of wasps... I was left astounded that one writer almost convinced me to feel sorry for the evil wee things by the end of her very touching, nostalgic memoir/essay. While Northern Raven hit very close to home and left me feeling a bit bleak at the end, much like Three Meditations -both were very beautifully articulated pieces -which had me in floods of tears by the end.
Additional special mentions go to the lovely pieces on Travellers, stags, motherhood, and wild swimming <3
Individually, I really like a lot of Kathleen Jamie's writing. As an aspiring writer in Scotland, it is inspiring to have access to collections like this from a diverse range of artists/genres. The collection's strength is clearly within its conviction of the ongoing climate crisis and a reflection of humanity, albeit inhumanity, so often conveyed throughout the book. Yet, overall, I wasn't entirely enthralled by the collection in its entirety, but that's more of the basis of personal taste/interests, I think!
There was some wonderful, compelling pieces in this that deserve recognition. So, I have a horrific fear of wasps... I was left astounded that one writer almost convinced me to feel sorry for the evil wee things by the end of her very touching, nostalgic memoir/essay. While Northern Raven hit very close to home and left me feeling a bit bleak at the end, much like Three Meditations -both were very beautifully articulated pieces -which had me in floods of tears by the end.
Additional special mentions go to the lovely pieces on Travellers, stags, motherhood, and wild swimming <3