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Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days On The John Muir Trail (2012)

by Suzanne Roberts(Favorite Author)

3.79 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0803240120 (ISBN13: 9780803240124)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Bison Books

review 1: Reading this partly to get back into the early twenty's mindset that I was in when I went to Galapagos. Very different perspective, but the self-absorption is similar. Also enjoying the vicarious hike from Mt. Whitney to Yosemite, amongst the personal reflection. Understanding this is what "makes" a memoir, also studying this authors angles and thoughts to inform my own writing from my different point of view. Interesting contrast to "Wild" as well. Not as "wildly" dysfunctional a background to overcome, making it what? More? or less typical than most readers' lives? We are all flawed in some way and that is what makes the plethora of perspectives so possible.I loved some of her variations on describing the scenery elements, along with the lighting changes of time and wea... morether.
review 2: Amazing memoir. Really captures the spirit of wonder in nature, and describes the beauty of California. The writing is easy, and flows well. It was an interesting read with plenty of humor, as well as the hard truth of hiking 200+ miles. Beautiful poetic writing with many great quotes from a womens perspective of nature, but intertwined with the soul of others like Muir and Thoreau. Really makes you want to sit atop a mountain and reflect. less

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