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Michael Finkel
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Margie you have a good eye! That bat on the cover, a print by Albrecht Dürer, was nearly stolen three different times by Breitwieser, but he was alway
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"Loved this. All of it. Took me on a ride of emotion. Provided a lens with several perspectives. And perhaps the best part, ended beautifully."
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"This is one of my all time favorite books. I teach high school English and I read this to my students. It creates so many opportunities for discussions about Knight, Finkel, and hermitage in general. I quickly read all of Finkel’s books and excitedly"
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| I've had a reading tradition for a long time, more than 30 years, that involves reading one book by the winner of that year's Nobel Prize for literature. When Norwegian novelist Jon Fosse won in 2023, I was daunted by the size of "Septology," his bes ...more | |
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| This book got me from the first line. ("The first time I saw my granddaughters, I was standing across the street, didn't dare go any closer.") I love when a first line grabs me, and I'm immediately into the book... and in this case, the catapult of t ...more | |
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"This may be the first time I've given a book five stars; it's definitely rare as it is supposed to be "amazing" to warrant the designation.
Knowing that the subject was highly reticent to share his story, the author does an exhilarating job of making " Read more of this review » |
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| I'm a huge fan of Ottessa Moshfegh, her writing is riveting to me, but be warned: This is a dark, depressing, and shocking work of satiric horror-comedy (a category that maybe only Moshfegh inhabits). It both grabbed me by the brain and insisted to b ...more | |
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| My goodness, this book. Stop reading reviews and just read "We the Animals." To me, this is the definition of an incredible reading experience, just the right tone and voice that hooked me from the opening line and never let go. ...more | |
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| Every sentence seems to cut like a knife. Amazing. A must-read for any fans of the simple, direct, and utterly honed writing style. I'll read anything Claire Keegan writes, she's fantastic. ...more | |
“I think that most of us feel like something is missing from our lives. And I wondered then if Knight's journey was to seek it. But life isn't about searching endlessly to find what's missing. It's about learning to live with the missing parts.”
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
“Carl Jung said that only an introvert could see "the unfathomable stupidity of man”
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
“I read. That's my form of travel.”
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
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“I think that most of us feel like something is missing from our lives. And I wondered then if Knight's journey was to seek it. But life isn't about searching endlessly to find what's missing. It's about learning to live with the missing parts.”
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
― The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
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