This is Rebecca Solnit's follow up to The Field Guide to Getting Lost, which I also just recently finished. This book felt a little heavier, as it deals with a myriad of issues that all of us go through in life, beginning with her discussion of her mother's Alzheimer's disease. Solnit is able to weave her personal experience with astute observations of the world around her. The main theme has to do with the idea of storytelling, and some of its various manifestations in the world. The prose is lyrical, and ties together themes in refreshing ways for those who have not read her work before. I can't say that this book is better than A Field Guide, but it resonated with me quite a bit. When she writes about art, and the act of reading, I would have underlined an highlighted the book like a madman if it wasn't a library copy.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
The Faraway Nearby
The Faraway Nearby, Rebecca Solnit 259 pages
This is Rebecca Solnit's follow up to The Field Guide to Getting Lost, which I also just recently finished. This book felt a little heavier, as it deals with a myriad of issues that all of us go through in life, beginning with her discussion of her mother's Alzheimer's disease. Solnit is able to weave her personal experience with astute observations of the world around her. The main theme has to do with the idea of storytelling, and some of its various manifestations in the world. The prose is lyrical, and ties together themes in refreshing ways for those who have not read her work before. I can't say that this book is better than A Field Guide, but it resonated with me quite a bit. When she writes about art, and the act of reading, I would have underlined an highlighted the book like a madman if it wasn't a library copy.
This is Rebecca Solnit's follow up to The Field Guide to Getting Lost, which I also just recently finished. This book felt a little heavier, as it deals with a myriad of issues that all of us go through in life, beginning with her discussion of her mother's Alzheimer's disease. Solnit is able to weave her personal experience with astute observations of the world around her. The main theme has to do with the idea of storytelling, and some of its various manifestations in the world. The prose is lyrical, and ties together themes in refreshing ways for those who have not read her work before. I can't say that this book is better than A Field Guide, but it resonated with me quite a bit. When she writes about art, and the act of reading, I would have underlined an highlighted the book like a madman if it wasn't a library copy.
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