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A review by graciegrace1178
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
4.0
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I think when people think of me and my book choices, they assume Walden is at the top of my list. They're only kinda right.
PT: Rory Gilmore reading challenge, books that have been on my TBR for too long, ecology/natural sciences books, books from the 1800s (1854), naturalist authors, Boston (:/)
WIL
1) ahahaahahaha. Quippy!
2) tax arrest. I mean, I shouldn't laugh, but oh my god. The causal side mention of Thoreau going to jail for tax evasion siegowhodisho. I had to pause the audiobook I wheezed so loud and for so long I missed like fifteen seconds. https://historyofmassachusetts.org/henry-david-thoreau-arrested-for-nonpayment-of-poll-tax/
3) Nature of Boston. Incidentally, I read this while actively avoiding writing a paper in which I had to research the nature of Boston. This was not particularly helpful in my quest for procrastination, but I respect the naturalist perspective! This guy really likes talking about wildlife, huh?
4) I was obsessively trying to type Thoreau as I read and NOW I'm obsessing over this page that calls him an INFP! Of all things! https://www.personality-database.com/profile/6248/henry-david-thoreau-writers-literature-classic-mbti-personality-type HE'S AN ISTP FOLKS.
5) Right, okay, should prob comment on more of the actual content and structure now. It gets the job done well enough, but man oh man would this be a rough read for modern classrooms. It spends a lot of time meandering through concepts, and students don't have the time for that nowadays. To its credit, it does provide an interesting look at the sensibilities of readers in the 1850s.
WIDL
1) brain rot books AKA pretentious academics. Call me a hedonist, but I take issue with Thoreau's attack on the more modern books of his time. Take a chill pill bro. Let people read whatever they want to. So what if it's not all exclusively educational in the traditional sense? So what if it allows for a bit of fun and entertainment? Maybe humans aren't meant to be treated like information machines.
Neutral ground:
1) *sigh* I'm so sick of reading about Boston. I stg it's following me. Everywhere I turn it's Boston, Boston, Boston.
I think when people think of me and my book choices, they assume Walden is at the top of my list. They're only kinda right.
PT: Rory Gilmore reading challenge, books that have been on my TBR for too long, ecology/natural sciences books, books from the 1800s (1854), naturalist authors, Boston (:/)
WIL
1) ahahaahahaha. Quippy!
2) tax arrest. I mean, I shouldn't laugh, but oh my god. The causal side mention of Thoreau going to jail for tax evasion siegowhodisho. I had to pause the audiobook I wheezed so loud and for so long I missed like fifteen seconds. https://historyofmassachusetts.org/henry-david-thoreau-arrested-for-nonpayment-of-poll-tax/
3) Nature of Boston. Incidentally, I read this while actively avoiding writing a paper in which I had to research the nature of Boston. This was not particularly helpful in my quest for procrastination, but I respect the naturalist perspective! This guy really likes talking about wildlife, huh?
4) I was obsessively trying to type Thoreau as I read and NOW I'm obsessing over this page that calls him an INFP! Of all things! https://www.personality-database.com/profile/6248/henry-david-thoreau-writers-literature-classic-mbti-personality-type HE'S AN ISTP FOLKS.
5) Right, okay, should prob comment on more of the actual content and structure now. It gets the job done well enough, but man oh man would this be a rough read for modern classrooms. It spends a lot of time meandering through concepts, and students don't have the time for that nowadays. To its credit, it does provide an interesting look at the sensibilities of readers in the 1850s.
WIDL
1) brain rot books AKA pretentious academics. Call me a hedonist, but I take issue with Thoreau's attack on the more modern books of his time. Take a chill pill bro. Let people read whatever they want to. So what if it's not all exclusively educational in the traditional sense? So what if it allows for a bit of fun and entertainment? Maybe humans aren't meant to be treated like information machines.
Neutral ground:
1) *sigh* I'm so sick of reading about Boston. I stg it's following me. Everywhere I turn it's Boston, Boston, Boston.