thinkinglittle 's review for:

Woodswoman by Anne LaBastille

5.0

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Really enjoyed reading this account of life in the Adirondacks on Black Bear Lake... sounds pretty wonderful to me. The only part I didn't like was thinking about how pollution, even having more boats on the lake, is damaging this ecosystem which seemed so perfect when she first moved there. It's nice to fantasize about moving somewhere like this, but if a place this isolated is feeling the effects of pollution, it seems like there is nowhere left to go. Even if you're in the middle of nowhere, you are victim to the effects of acid rain, ground pollution, air pollution, natural gas companies, etc. etc.