Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness by Edward Abbey
Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness

Edward Abbey

Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness

Edward Abbey

303 pages first pub 1968 (editions)

nonfiction memoir nature travel adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

Hailed by The New York Times as "a passionately felt, deeply poetic book," the moving autobiographical work of Edward Abbey, considered the Thoreau of the American West, and his passion for the southwestern wilderness. Desert Solitaire is a collec...

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Moods

reflective 82%
adventurous 73%
informative 46%
inspiring 30%
challenging 21%
funny 21%
relaxing 15%
dark 10%
emotional 10%
sad 6%
hopeful 4%
mysterious 4%
lighthearted 3%

Pace

slow 49%
medium 46%
fast 3%

Average rating

3.9

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