The Art of the Wasted Day by Patricia Hampl

The Art of the Wasted Day

Patricia Hampl

9 hours first pub 2018 (editions) user-added

nonfiction essays memoir travel informative inspiring slow-paced
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A spirited inquiry into the lost value of leisure and daydreamThe Art of the Wasted Day is a picaresque travelogue of leisure written from a lifelong enchantment with solitude. Patricia Hampl visits the homes of historic exemplars of ease who made...

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Moods

reflective 87%
informative 62%
emotional 37%
adventurous 25%
challenging 25%
hopeful 25%
inspiring 25%
relaxing 25%
sad 25%
funny 12%
lighthearted 12%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Average rating

3.38

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