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Siesta Lane

Siesta Lane: One Cabin, No Running Water, and a Year Living Green. Amy Minato (2009). Skyhorse Publishing: New York.

“There is no substitute for direct experience, for sun on our face and soil in our boots. We need to risk a genuine, daily relationship with place. The only remedy is to take that precarious step outside.”

In an attempt to lessen her impact on the environment, Minato decides to slow down and live the quiet life in Oregon. Using her lyrical skills, the poet (The Wider Lens, 2004) tells the story of her year getting closer to herself and her love of nature. What emerges is an ode to nature with a vibrant examination of the mind of a woman at midlife. She learns to love the silence of only her heartbeat and the night and all its trappings.

“Mistral — a powerful, cold, dry northeasterly gale. How many words for wind? We need words for these variations, these gestures of air.”
… (mais)
 
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ecb06c | 2 outras críticas | Sep 18, 2012 |
I wanted to like this book more, but the style of writing was a turn off for me. For example, a sentence from page one : "Clouds mingle like party guests, like my own fears, as we cross the Great Plains." just turns me off. I liked the content, just not the presentation.
 
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jrbeach | 2 outras críticas | Jul 20, 2010 |
Beautifully written modern version of Thoreau. A woman retreats to semi-rural Oregon to slow down and experience the simple life. She forms an informal but deeply-felt community with a few like-minded people who share the space and help her grow both her vegetables and her ideas.
 
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jbetzzall | 2 outras críticas | Feb 27, 2009 |

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2
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34
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½ 3.3
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3
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