Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan

Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life

William Finnegan

464 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction memoir travel adventurous informative reflective slow-paced

Description

**Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Autobiography** "Reading this guy on the subject of waves and water is like reading Hemingway on bullfighting; William Burroughs on controlled substances; Updike on adultery. . . . a coming-of-age story, see...

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Moods

adventurous 93%
reflective 67%
inspiring 50%
informative 46%
funny 21%
relaxing 17%
challenging 11%
emotional 11%
lighthearted 8%
hopeful 5%
tense 3%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 46%
fast 3%

Average rating

4.13

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