Leszek Godlewski
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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?
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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 to work to get through the waffle.
Dan
Yes it does. Yes, like most of us Thoreau has his pet themes. It's ceratinly not a book to read when you are feeling irritated. But I hope you are able to find inspiration there.
Tg
Read the Concluding Chapter and "Where I lived and what I lived for"
"Love is the wind the tides, the waves the sunshine" Thoreau
"Circle round and round your life as a dog does its masters chase" Thoreau
"Still we live meanly like ants, though the fable tells us we were changed into men long ago " Thoreau
"Love is the wind the tides, the waves the sunshine" Thoreau
"Circle round and round your life as a dog does its masters chase" Thoreau
"Still we live meanly like ants, though the fable tells us we were changed into men long ago " Thoreau
Fabio
The last two chapters were the best IMO. You should endure and don't get too attached to some parts, just endure and you'll be rewarded.
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