Walden or, Life in the Woods

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Abner Rosenweig Spring in my youth;
Summer in mid-age;
Autumn in my senior years;
and Winter in old age.

Walden should be read many times.

It is truly a book for all …more
Spring in my youth;
Summer in mid-age;
Autumn in my senior years;
and Winter in old age.

Walden should be read many times.

It is truly a book for all seasons!(less)
Adele It’s more of the same I’m afraid. I had to read it in little chunks to cope, but by the end I’d had enough. There are good bits, but you really have t…moreIt’s more of the same I’m afraid. I had to read it in little chunks to cope, but by the end I’d had enough. There are good bits, but you really have to work to get through the waffle.(less)
Mark André Hard and dull are the two most common and distinctive anti-comments found on internet book sites. "Dull" is impossible to refute; and hard is a produc…moreHard and dull are the two most common and distinctive anti-comments found on internet book sites. "Dull" is impossible to refute; and hard is a product of dullness. Read some other stuff. Do some other things. Come back to Walden some other time. Books don't change. But readers' do.(less)
Alyssa Montoya It comes and goes. I found myself wanting to give up, but then would hit on a couple of pages that were amazing. Worth slogging through the rest to re…moreIt comes and goes. I found myself wanting to give up, but then would hit on a couple of pages that were amazing. Worth slogging through the rest to reach those amazing parts!(less)
Esha No, quite the opposite actually. It’s a book about optimism and it’s spiritual too in its own way.

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