To the River: A Journey Beneath the Surface by Olivia Laing

To the River: A Journey Beneath the Surface

Olivia Laing

304 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction memoir nature travel informative reflective relaxing slow-paced

Description

An odyssey along the banks of the River Ouse, from source to sea; a profound and haunting reflection on history and landscape by one of the most important writers of modern non-fictionOver sixty years after Virginia Woolf drowned in the River Ouse...

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Moods

reflective 93%
informative 66%
relaxing 43%
inspiring 27%
emotional 25%
adventurous 20%
challenging 14%
hopeful 12%
sad 12%
dark 8%
funny 6%
mysterious 6%
lighthearted 4%
tense 2%

Pace

slow 54%
medium 44%
fast 2%

Average rating

3.71

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