Walden

150th Anniversary Edition

by Henry David Thoreau, J. Lyndon Shanley, John Updike

No cover — Henry David Thoreau, J. Lyndon Shanley, John Updike: Walden (2016, Princeton University Press)

376 pages

English language

Published June 20, 2016 by Princeton University Press.

ISBN:: 978-0-691-16934-7

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(11 reviews)

Henry Thoreau's "Walden" is a book about escaping from civilization in order to embrace your spiritual life

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Review of 'Walden' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

I heard this was a classic of philosophy so thought I'd give it a try. I didn't manage to get through it as it read like a self-righteous treatise on why the choices of the author make him so much better than everyone else. Very disappointing.

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Review of 'Walden' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

I don't like adding books I haven't finished to Goodreads. But I didn't finish this one, 'cause I hated it. I read it for school. I think that Thoreau was an annoying wanker. Maybe I should try to re-read it, since I was 17 at the time. Maybe my reaction would be different now.