Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape by Cal Flyn

Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape

Cal Flyn

384 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays nature adventurous challenging informative medium-paced

Description

This is a book about abandoned places: ghost towns and exclusion zones, no man's lands and fortress islands - and what happens when nature is allowed to reclaim its place. In Chernobyl, following the nuclear disaster, only a handful of people retu...

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Moods

informative 90%
reflective 70%
hopeful 53%
challenging 39%
inspiring 29%
adventurous 28%
sad 17%
dark 12%
emotional 10%
mysterious 6%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 68%
slow 25%
fast 5%

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4.16

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