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"Solnit tackles a mildly interesting subject with thoughtful grace. Her (intentionally) peripatetic collection of essays ranges from the thoughts of famous walkers like Wordsworth, Nietzsche, and Rousseau, to discussions of the Sierra Club and walking societies, streetwalking prostitutes, protest marches and fundraising feats, and the ravages of a car-dominated urban and rural landscape. (The chapter on Las Vegas is among the best ... but where's a reference to Ray Bradbury's essential story, "The Pedestrian"?) Interweaved are some of her own walking and hiking experiences. One of the book's virtues is that it draws one's attention to other little-known writers and volumes of interest, from Walter Benjamin to Peace Pilgrim, Robyn Davidson's _Tracks_, and Alan Booth's _Roads to Sata_. The book is beautifully written (and fairly clean; I noted only two typos -- "at lest" and "petition-gathers"), but the topic is perhaps a bit rarified to hold one's interest consistently. Rate it a 9 for quality, but knock it down for relative lack of compellingness."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Political/social activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- general liberal/left wing activism
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 8 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
- California
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- France
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Mountains:
- climbing on trails
Desert?
Yes
Forest?
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
- London
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Unusual Style:
- No single main character?
Amount of dialog
- little dialog
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