Status Updates From A Field Guide to Getting Lost

Solnit is meandering, sometimes it’s hard to follow where she leads. But I adore this chapter on conquerors, captives, and change, and that beautiful ending note on butterflies. “Violence of the metamorphosis” struck me. Change, as it is, is violent, not always the soft blooming of flowers.

The more I read this book, the more I feel this is an extension of my soul.