Jim's review
Walden and Civil Disobedience (150th Anniversary)
by Henry David Thoreau
I noticed your review here, Jim, and couldn't agree more. Less than two years ago I, too, reread Walden in my later years. It was more enjoyable than it had ever been before. It is a charming book with a much less pretentious tone than its reputation would indicate.
I absolutely agree, Jim and Steve. My classical education was so starved that I read it first recently with constant reader. It might be good to schedule a yearly re-visit and I seldom say that about a book.
Jim's review
Walden and Civil Disobedience (150th Anniversary) by Henry David Thoreau
Jim's review
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all-time-favorite
I have read this four or five times since I was a teenager. Once it served as a critique of the materialism of the adult world, a few years later I saw it as a critique of the power structure, and then there was the mystical element associated with transendentalism. Most recently, I saw it simply as an appreciation of nature and the calm that gives.
Taking Harold Bloom's definition of a classic as being a book that can be read and re-read with profit, Walden certainly qualifies as a book that grows with you over the years.
Taking Harold Bloom's definition of a classic as being a book that can be read and re-read with profit, Walden certainly qualifies as a book that grows with you over the years.
I noticed your review here, Jim, and couldn't agree more. Less than two years ago I, too, reread Walden in my later years. It was more enjoyable than it had ever been before. It is a charming book with a much less pretentious tone than its reputation would indicate.
I absolutely agree, Jim and Steve. My classical education was so starved that I read it first recently with constant reader. It might be good to schedule a yearly re-visit and I seldom say that about a book.