Walden or, Life in the Woods in James Mustich's 1000 Books to Read Before You Die

Mar 13, 2018 Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance rated it really liked it

Shelves: the-classics-club, nature, simplicity

I’ve been listening to this book for a month, and I’ve wavered widely between loving it and hating it. Parts of it, the parts about simplicity and ecology, are deep and profound. Parts of it, the parts where Thoreau explores nature, are lyrical. Parts of it, the parts where the author throws out cultural stereotypes of his time, are disappointing. Parts of it, the parts where the author goes on and on and in which one wishes Thoreau had followed his own advice about brevity and simplicity, are e ...more

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Jan 13, 2013 Laura rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction-19th-century, memoir-biography, kindle, read-2015, e-books, gutenberg, 1001-books-you-must-read-before-you, mtbr-challenge-2015, nature

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Opening lines:
When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a house which I had built myself, on the shore of Walden Pond, in Concord, Massachusetts, and earned my living by the labor of my hands only. I lived there two years and two months. At present I am a sojourner in civilized life again. ...more

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Oct 17, 2018 Sammi rated it did not like it

Shelves: non-fiction, classic-literature, boxalls-1001-books-list

It’s a no from me dawg

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Jun 06, 2020 Mariella Rinaldi rated it liked it

Shelves: 1000-books-to-read-before-you-die

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. «Andai nei boschi perché desideravo vivere deliberatamente, affrontare solo i fatti essenziali della vita, e vedere se non potessi imparare cosa avesse da insegnare, senza scoprire, giunto alla morte, di non aver vissuto. Non desideravo vivere ciò che non era una vita, per quanto caro mi sia il vivere; né desideravo praticare la rassegnazione, a meno che non fosse necessaria. Volevo vivere in profondità e succhiare tutto il midollo della vita, vivere in modo così risoluto e spartano da sbaraglia ...more

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