Walden; Or, Life in the Woods

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Summary: The Best Piece of American Litratutre Ever
Review: If anyone can describe what life is really about it is Thoreau. Even in the 1830's he gave relevant advice that can tie into everything in today's world. Every sitting a new and exciting idea to ponder over. Thoreau reminds us all of the confusing yet wonderful world we live in. Most of all Thoreau in Walden makes a tribute to the indivdual and tells us to follow our dreams, because they are just that ours. The best book I've read by far!

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Summary: A mystic in Massachusetts
Review: The best prose writer in English. So good, in fact, that I waited years to finish this book, savoring it. No writer that I can think of matches Thoreau for perception, insight, and clarity. While perhaps not as original a thinker as Emerson (and not as good a poet, in my opinion), Thoreau tops his master in the practical, while being funnier (okay--a dry Yankee funny, but funny nevertheless). This book advocates the philosophy of simplicity by respecting nature. It is critical of the hurly-burly waste of the modern industrial world, but it is not cynical. It is beautiful. A work of art that teaches us, "To stand on the meeting of two eternities, the past and future, which is precisely the present moment; to toe that line."

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Summary: A presumptuous decapitation of a classic work.
Review: I guess I had it coming to me - "reading" Walden by a book-on-tape. MacLeish's sympathetic reading of this classic was a vast disappointment. The tape, only one hour in length, filets the work: casting aside the savory bones and leaving only a slight hint of the original flavor. Buy the book! Skip the tape.

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Summary: Walden. What more can I say.
Review: This is a book that I never read. I probably will in a bit, but you never know.

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Summary: obviously not a thriller
Review: this book is very similar to something dickens might have written.it has a serious tone that becomes a monotonous drone when it describes something and can be quite flavorless at times. i gave it two stars because the structure is better than grocery store romance garbage, but not something i could imaging anyone finding remotely fascinating.

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Summary: This and That
Review: The best description of this book comes from Eric Cartman of South Park, CO. When asked what was it about, he said: "You know, this and that."

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Summary: Understanding Thoreau
Review: This is an incredible collection of writing yes but contrary to the seeming popular view it was not meant to be a good read. i do not imagine thoreau wrote this as an attempt to achieve the status of a clean writer. What he says is there not to entertain but to inspire. Not to provoke thought but to provoke action. Read this book but do it not as an attempt to seek entertainment.

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Summary: Walden Or Life in the Woods
Review: An excellent book that should be read by all. Thoreau outdoes himself in proporly expressing his thoughts and ideas. He uses symbolism and moving language. It is truly a timeless, universal piece and one of the best books i have ever read.

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Summary: This was not a fun book
Review: Do not read this book. This guy must have been stoned when he was in his cabin.

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Summary: Outstanding!
Review: Walden is an absolute great book. I would recommend that everyone read it. It is a deep book,but you quickly adjust.