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Walden or, Life in the Woods
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November 1, 2017
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November 30, 2017
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November 2017 Old School Classic Group Read

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Natasha MacQuarrie
Prior to reading “Walden” I had read good reviews and was familiar with some of the principals that Thoreau promoted in his writings. I was excited to read it and was sure it was going to be much treasured book. Sadly, I did not like or enjoy “Walden”. It fact it was painful to read, often reading two pages was more than enough. There were good points and observations made by the author but he rambled on. I found the text jump from one idea to another and failed to hold my interest.
Kendall
Apr 12, 2018 rated it really liked it
Rare is the book published more than 150 years ago that is as timely as Walden by Henry David Thoroeau. Hipster minimalists, frugal financial independence bloggers, and tiny house dwellers may think they are each sui generis, but their direct intellectual and spiritual grandfather is Thoroeau.

The first chapter (Economy) and the Conclusion are particularly full of ideas that might go viral on Twitter as part of today's zeitgeist:

"As if you could kill time without injuring eternity."

"But lo! men
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