Reading for sanity, solace, meaning, meandering. Partial to mountains and desert, climate themes, balancing the heavy with the light.
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“The Lathe of Heaven” ; 1971 ( Ursula Le Guin received the 1973 Locus Award …
The story is dreamlike in that it feels like there are deeper layers that escape conscious perception. The premise is great in that I suspect dreams do influence our waking reality. Amplifying this influence is an idea full of potential.
Need to start over. My gratitude for the Wilderness Act has only grown, but my perspective is constantly changing.
The Years of Rice and Salt is an alternate history novel by American science fiction …
I was enjoying this, but my library loan ran out and it was not an easy world to track even when reading daily.
A queer, mixed race writer working in a largely white, male field, science and conservation …
I was skeptical that the concept would work, but good writing can bridge many gaps. I was drawn in by curiosity about weird sea creatures and was rewarded richly in that realm, but also unexpectedly in metaphorical ties to the author's personal realm, which is also very different from my own.
A queer, mixed race writer working in a largely white, male field, science and conservation journalist Sabrina Imbler has always …
Curious how this will relate to Wim Hof's approach to breathing, and my own subsequent shift to a more breath-centric approach to life.
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity …
Yes it's a lot MacGyvering in space. I guess my brain likes that, and there's enough substance to it to trigger good musings. No regrets here.
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission--and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will …
Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of depravity. Taking advantage …
Octavia Butler wrote with such iron-hard conviction and uncompromising vision, it's humbling and gripping to read. Her sense of human behavior on the individual and global scale is uncanny. I feel certain I've only gleaned a small portion of what her work has to offer.
Environmental devastation and economic chaos have turned America into a land of depravity. Taking advantage of the situation, a zealous …
Half-Earth: Our Planet's Fight for Life is a 2016 book by the biologist E. O. Wilson, in which the author …
A beautiful travelogue that manages to convey some of the challenges and insights of a year-long wilderness trek without ever over-digressing into hiker obsessions with food, gear, and miles. The environment gets center stage, perhaps leaving some curiosity about the inner lives of the adventurers, but at least one big change is gradually revealed.
Also notable for the absence of cellphones, which now gives a new depth to the peace and simplicity the couple experiences.
A beautiful travelogue that manages to convey some of the challenges and insights of a year-long wilderness trek without ever over-digressing into hiker obsessions with food, gear, and miles. The environment gets center stage, perhaps leaving some curiosity about the inner lives of the adventurers, but at least one big change is gradually revealed.
Also notable for the absence of cellphones, which now gives a new depth to the peace and simplicity the couple experiences.
