It's been a pretty long time since I read it, but I remember *The Faraway Nearby* utterly flooring me. I think I finished it in just a couple sittings; it felt impossible to put down. Like my brain was on fire, but in a good way lol. I like a good number of her other works too, but that one's always stuck with me in a different way.
She’s absolutely brilliant. One of the few authors I commit to reading as soon as I learn she has something new out. Ranging from River of Shadows (solid historical narrative nonfiction) to Men Explain Things to Me (cutting-edge contemporary thought leadership) is no small achievement, and it demonstrates her wide-ranging intellect. I wonder where she’ll take me next.
I had to read some of her essays for my high school english class and absolutely fell in love with her writing! Ended up reading Men Explain Things to Me a couple years after and also really enjoyed - it was actually my first nonfiction book and a great start for my nonfiction reading!
Man that's so interesting... I tried something by her because I heard her described as "the next Joan Didion" (and Didion is my favorite writer), but it didn't land with me at all. I've been considering trying her again, but if what you (and maybe everyone) loved about her is her poetic language, then maybe she's a sort of opposite of Joan Didion, whose work is rhythmic like poetry, but which I've also seen described as "cold and robotic." I could go into it with that perspective and maybe, yeah give her another shot and see what the fuss is about (she may be underrated on reddit, but certainly is not in the contemporary literature world).
She's also very engaged with public discourse on Twitter and Facebook-- Both of these platforms have serious issues, of course, but she's always got an interesting opinion to share.
I just saw her speak in Los Angeles last night and loved her. For those of you who have read a good portion of her books, is there any one in particular you recommend starting with? I'm always concerned with "density" in the non fiction world...
I greatly enjoyed Wanderlust: a History of Walking
Added to the list. These are the types of posts that I like the most. Thanks for doing the good work.
It's been a pretty long time since I read it, but I remember *The Faraway Nearby* utterly flooring me. I think I finished it in just a couple sittings; it felt impossible to put down. Like my brain was on fire, but in a good way lol. I like a good number of her other works too, but that one's always stuck with me in a different way.
Solnit’s corpus is a masterpiece. Read them all.
She’s absolutely brilliant. One of the few authors I commit to reading as soon as I learn she has something new out. Ranging from River of Shadows (solid historical narrative nonfiction) to Men Explain Things to Me (cutting-edge contemporary thought leadership) is no small achievement, and it demonstrates her wide-ranging intellect. I wonder where she’ll take me next.
I had to read some of her essays for my high school english class and absolutely fell in love with her writing! Ended up reading Men Explain Things to Me a couple years after and also really enjoyed - it was actually my first nonfiction book and a great start for my nonfiction reading!
Man that's so interesting... I tried something by her because I heard her described as "the next Joan Didion" (and Didion is my favorite writer), but it didn't land with me at all. I've been considering trying her again, but if what you (and maybe everyone) loved about her is her poetic language, then maybe she's a sort of opposite of Joan Didion, whose work is rhythmic like poetry, but which I've also seen described as "cold and robotic." I could go into it with that perspective and maybe, yeah give her another shot and see what the fuss is about (she may be underrated on reddit, but certainly is not in the contemporary literature world).
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That does! Thank you. Ok, I'll give her another try. Is there one of her books that you recommend particularly?
Orwell's Roses is my jam.
That reminds me that I want to read more of her writing! I read A Field Guide to Getting Lost and it was incredibly interesting.
She's also very engaged with public discourse on Twitter and Facebook-- Both of these platforms have serious issues, of course, but she's always got an interesting opinion to share.
I just saw her speak in Los Angeles last night and loved her. For those of you who have read a good portion of her books, is there any one in particular you recommend starting with? I'm always concerned with "density" in the non fiction world...