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A review by boezaaah
The Gifts of Reading by Robert Macfarlane
5.0
"The outcome of a gift is uncertain at the time of giving, but the fact that it has been given charges it with great potential to act upon the recipient for the good."
This was brilliant. Utterly brilliant. I picked this up completely on a whim and I don't think I've ever felt so much emotion within the pages of an essay this short. I'll admit freely, that when I finished these 34 pages, I cried. I don't think I've ever read something that has impacted me so much. I felt as though I was taken on a journey by Macfarlane. Both emotionally, and metaphorically speaking. I from now on, will buy this book whenever I come across it and willingly hand it out to the people important in my life, and to the people who I believe can change the world. God. Please pick this up. Please take 10 minutes out of your day to sit down and read this. This essay is why I read. It will change your life. It sure as hell changed mine. Thank you Robert Macfarlane, thank you.
This was brilliant. Utterly brilliant. I picked this up completely on a whim and I don't think I've ever felt so much emotion within the pages of an essay this short. I'll admit freely, that when I finished these 34 pages, I cried. I don't think I've ever read something that has impacted me so much. I felt as though I was taken on a journey by Macfarlane. Both emotionally, and metaphorically speaking. I from now on, will buy this book whenever I come across it and willingly hand it out to the people important in my life, and to the people who I believe can change the world. God. Please pick this up. Please take 10 minutes out of your day to sit down and read this. This essay is why I read. It will change your life. It sure as hell changed mine. Thank you Robert Macfarlane, thank you.