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A review by bookish_manda
Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country by Pam Houston
5.0
Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country is a collection of essays written by Pam Houston about her experiences with connecting to her ranch in Colorado and how that has helped heal her from her past experiences with her negligent and abusive parents. There are also environmentalists themes within most of these essays as well. This collection is broken into five parts: Getting Out, Digging In, Diary of a Fire, Elsewhere, and Deep Creek. Houston writes in prose form, and she is easy to connect with and understand. She is passionate and you can tell through her writing that she has spent a lot of time reflecting on her life.
I am currently working on a book challenge for the school district I teach in, and one of the categories is Collection of Short Stories or Essays. I stumbled upon Deep Creek while searching this as a tag and was immediately interested in reading it. I don't read many of these kinds of books, and pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed reading this book. My favorite essay in this collection was "Kindness" because it made me laugh out loud, but also told the lesson of learning to trust strangers and loved ones. As I was reading this I found myself so grateful for Martha Washington. She sounds like she was a spectacular woman with a beautiful soul. I wish I could've met her in person, but I am inspired by just reading about her and how Houston saw her in her experiences with helpful strangers.
I think this book would be great for a book club or for anyone who loves nature and the environment. Houston paints beautiful imagery that provokes emotion.
I am currently working on a book challenge for the school district I teach in, and one of the categories is Collection of Short Stories or Essays. I stumbled upon Deep Creek while searching this as a tag and was immediately interested in reading it. I don't read many of these kinds of books, and pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed reading this book. My favorite essay in this collection was "Kindness" because it made me laugh out loud, but also told the lesson of learning to trust strangers and loved ones. As I was reading this I found myself so grateful for Martha Washington. She sounds like she was a spectacular woman with a beautiful soul. I wish I could've met her in person, but I am inspired by just reading about her and how Houston saw her in her experiences with helpful strangers.
I think this book would be great for a book club or for anyone who loves nature and the environment. Houston paints beautiful imagery that provokes emotion.