![]() ![]() In medieval and early modern times, nature was seen by civilised people (ie wealthy urbanites) as chaotic, savage and hostile. One of the most interesting parts of this book is the one that deals with the rise of landscape gardening. I don’t recall any mention of Borges here. She sees these as a means of undertaking pilgrimage in a confined space, a sort of symbolic pilgrimage. Labyrinths are the subject of the next section. Many go on pilgrimage in quest of healing or solace. She’s astute in summing up the essence of why people feel the impulse to set off on such gruelling trips: often, unlike sturdy hikers, these are walkers who are infirm or frail. Then she has a section on that particularly focused kind of walking: pilgrimages, from those in the Americas, to Compostela and the medieval and later European pilgrim destinations (but I don’t recall a mention of Chaucer and Canterbury, and there’s no such entry in the index maybe I missed it). She explores the archaeology and anthropology of bipedalism, and the consequences of our ancient ancestors’ rising from all fours to an upright position that enabled perambulation, and the evolutionary and cultural developments that followed. ![]() This is a scholarly, well-researched and readable account of walking – its history, and how and why humans go for walks, often with no particular goal in mind. ![]() ![]() Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust: A history of walking. ![]()
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![]() Watching their romance shift from the awkwardness of young sweethearts to the commitment and dedication of a serious couple was really interesting. I’m not going to talk about all of them, but Hazel and James’ relationship was by far my favorite. I also really like the relationships between them, both platonic and romantic. ![]() I couldn’t help but care for each one of them. They felt quite young and naive at the beginning, and throughout the course of the story, we got to see them slowly lose their innocence. All four main characters seemed really well-rounded to me, and it was interesting to see how they changed throughout the book. I feel like the characters were the best part of the novel. ![]() How do you feel about the characters? Which do you like the most? Which do you relate to? 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