Questions About Walden or, Life in the Woods

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If you were to pick a season in which to read Walden, which would it be?

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 …moreSpring 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)

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I'm bored to hell after enduring the first two chapters (Economy and Where I Lived And What I Lived For). The redundancy of stating the same point in a million different irritates me to no end. Does it get more substantial later?

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)

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I'm finding it very hard and dull to read the book. What should I know about this that would pique my interest?

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)

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Does it get more interesting? I'm at around 20% and I feel like I got the gist of it, but the dude keeps droning on and on, seemingly in circles.

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)

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Is this a kind of melancholic book?