A review by ameeth
Cape Cod by Henry David Thoreau
funny
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
I couldn't pass up the opportunity to read this collection while on my first visit to Cape Cod, nearly 175 years after Thoreau's ventures. The world (and the cape) has changed in many ways since his time, so it was interesting to step into the past and compare/contrast our experiences.
Here, Thoreau struck me as a methodical, nerdy, observant, dark but funny guy who really loved to walk. I most enjoyed his pontifications on the natural elements, and man's relationship to the sea; I found those observations relatable, affecting, and relevant as ever. Personally, I could have done without his elongated sections on botany, etymology, and pre-colonial history.
Here, Thoreau struck me as a methodical, nerdy, observant, dark but funny guy who really loved to walk. I most enjoyed his pontifications on the natural elements, and man's relationship to the sea; I found those observations relatable, affecting, and relevant as ever. Personally, I could have done without his elongated sections on botany, etymology, and pre-colonial history.