Wilderness Essays

Did not finish.

Why did I pick this book
As many people probably do, I came across varying quotes from John Muir, and mentions of the powerful nature essays he's written. Interested, especially now that days are getting shorter and colder, I decided to pick up a copy from the local library.

The book
As the title says, this is a collection of various wilderness essays by John Muir, written throughout his lifetime. The first one when he is just a young man on the farm, writing about the oxen that drive their carts. Later as a nature researcher, on ‘missions' to examine a river etc.

My recommendation
This is a very old book, and its clearly visible in the style of writing. Long sentences, old words.. For me the style of writing was too ‘slow' and too outdated. I enjoyed the essay, where he paddles down a river with a group of men, accompanied by a stray dog that someone sort of adopts and which causes all kinds of trouble, the most because something actually happens.

If you like old-timey books and nature this is definitely worth a read, but I'm afraid its too slow for current generations.