Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan

Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life

William Finnegan

447 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir travel adventurous informative reflective slow-paced

Description

A deeply rendered self-portrait of a lifelong surfer by the acclaimed New Yorker writerBarbarian Days is William Finnegan’s memoir of an obsession, a complex enchantment. Surfing only looks like a sport. To initiates, it is something else entirely...

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Moods

adventurous 91%
reflective 67%
informative 50%
inspiring 47%
relaxing 20%
funny 17%
challenging 15%
lighthearted 10%
emotional 8%
hopeful 8%
tense 1%

Pace

slow 52%
medium 43%
fast 4%

Average rating

4.13

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