Walden

by Henry David Thoreau

Hardcover, 360 pages

English language

Published Aug. 9, 2004 by Collector's Library.

ISBN:: 978-1-904633-45-7
OCLC Number:: 55504930
Goodreads:: 2534841

Henry David Thoreau is considered, along with Edgar Allan Poe, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman and Nathaniel Hawthorne, as one of the leading figures in early American literature, and Walden is without doubt his most influential book. It recounts the author's experiences living in a small house in the woods around Walden Pond near Concord in Massachusetts. Thoreau constructed the house himself, with the help of a few friends, and one of the reasons why he moved into it was in an attempt to see if he could live independently and away from society. The result is an intriguing work that blends natural history with philosophical insights and includes many illuminating quotations from other authors. Thoreau's wooden shack has won a place for itself in the collective American psyche, a remarkable achievement for a book with such modest and rustic beginnings.

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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.