The Wild Places
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The Wild Places

by Robert Macfarlane

2007•Documentary•340 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryanimalsadventurefresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA grounded, wide-ranging non-fiction book: glossy and moving. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

“An eloquent (and compulsively readable) reminder that, though we’re laying waste the world, nature still holds sway over much of the earth’s surface. ”—Bill McKibben Are there any genuinely wild places left in Britain and Ireland? That is the question that Robert Macfarlane poses to himself as he embarks on a series of breathtaking journeys through some of the archipelago’s most remarkable landscapes.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryAnimalsAdventureAll consuming questSocial commentaryHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Description and travelNatureTravelWilderness areasNonfictionGreat britain, description and travelIreland, description and travelAnecdotes

Details

Author
Robert Macfarlane
Published
2007
Pages
340
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