Maybe I’m just too dense to fully appreciate such a work, but I found this book to be “mid”. The storytelling was filled with tranquilly beautiful imagery, but also often went entirely over my head and had me using the dictionary multiple times per page (and even after doing so, still not understanding what was being said or why). I also struggled with Thoreau going too into detail about things that didn’t matter nor captured my attention. Some of the core philosophies and learnings were definitely hidden gems but the fluff surrounding them was unnecessarily.