The Old Ways, Robert MacFarlane (2.5)
I liked the idea of this book a lot more than I liked reading it. A book describing a variety of walks, both the experience of the journey today and its history, sounds perfect. Unfortunately, I lost the story of each walk amongst the ornate language and liberal use of synonyms and metaphors. Good synonyms stand out to me, used every other sentence and I’m less appreciative. I did like the variety of paths and some of the characters the author meets were profoundly interesting. As with his previous book, there were nuggets of gold, but I was not keen on prospecting.
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