A review by mikeypitt7
Landmarks by Robert Macfarlane

2.0

I wanted to read words about words, and that is what I got! I like books about language. In Landmarks, Robert Macfarlane intersperses glossaries of uncommon place-words with analyses/critiques (?) of nonfiction works by other authors about places, e.g. the forest, or waterways. Having read none of the other works, I found myself at a loss for understanding the author's writing in the way it was intended: deeply, passionately, intimately. The glossaries were interesting additions, but they were filled with words from the British Isles. As an American, I had no point of reference for these words, including the locations they derived from. In the end, I thought the book was interesting but I would only recommend it to someone who seriously enjoys reading books about words.