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absentjean's review against another edition
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3.5
A beautifully written exercise in observation. I felt Nan Shepherd's love for the Cairngorms deeper as the book went on. The introduction - absolutely exhausting. Despite the main text being just over 100 pages, it took a long time, maybe it needs a more patient reader.
felicityebhaslin's review against another edition
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medium-paced
5.0
irritablepowell's review against another edition
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4.0
vverbatim7's review against another edition
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relaxing
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4.5
cerim's review against another edition
4.0
This book was on my Goodreads TBR for a few years and it became available for free on audible so I downloaded. It’s a real love letter to the Cairngorms and has some truly sumptuous writing. The author really sold the idea of how stunning but also incredibly dangerous the mountains are. Lovely first read of the year!
stephen_baird's review against another edition
4.0
I’ve had this book sitting on my shelf for about five years now and for some reason just never got around to reading it, but now t hat I read a lot of children’s books I always like to read a more serious book as a sort of ‘palette cleanser’.
On starting I was astounded that the introduction for the special edition was almost as long as the book itself, but what s wonderful introduction from —-
Once I got into the book proper, Nan Shepherd’s writing was so mesmerising I didn’t want to put it down, she transported me into the mountains as no other book about the mountains has done previously.
The strength of her imagery and her obvious passion for the mountains made the whole of her world come alive for me.
Though Nan Shepherd is placed firmly in her time, the timeless nature of the Cairngorms are exemplified by her prose and imagery.
This is a classic of travel, nature and mountaineering and deservedly so and I am glad that I finally got around to reading it and not just having it on the shelf as some sort of trophy book.
On starting I was astounded that the introduction for the special edition was almost as long as the book itself, but what s wonderful introduction from —-
Once I got into the book proper, Nan Shepherd’s writing was so mesmerising I didn’t want to put it down, she transported me into the mountains as no other book about the mountains has done previously.
The strength of her imagery and her obvious passion for the mountains made the whole of her world come alive for me.
Though Nan Shepherd is placed firmly in her time, the timeless nature of the Cairngorms are exemplified by her prose and imagery.
This is a classic of travel, nature and mountaineering and deservedly so and I am glad that I finally got around to reading it and not just having it on the shelf as some sort of trophy book.
stinalotta's review against another edition
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3.75