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A Classic: A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold,
By Cameron A. (Marion County, OR USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Sand County Almanac; with essays on conservation from Round River (Mass Market Paperback)
In this novel one is able to read the diary like entries of Leopold as he encounters nature at his farm and across America. Each `journal entry' is at once an observation of the nature around him and the rest of mankind as it is an observation of himself as he analyzes all that is around him. Seemingly simple at times it is in these moments that we see the true magic of nature and his ability to describe it to the reader in his soft romantic tones. One may be discouraged by the slow start, just as a stroll through a forest seems slow at first, but just as in the forest gradually our eyes, ears, and nose are opened to all the wonder around us. Leopold is able to capture this feeling as he reconstructs and describes the nature around him so lovingly and in such wonder.
It is his ability to describe the wonder of nature in such a way as to give so much detail and at the same time leave so much to the imagination that spikes the interest of the reader. His own awareness of his inability to describe nature fully, yet his attempt at doing so, is done so well it increases the wonder even more. It is during these observations that he analyzes his own feelings and reactions to the nature around him, giving him even more power to draw us into his story as we begin to connect with him. Through this we are able to bond with the nature he describes to us even more. One would be hard pressed to not desire to step out into the woods, a field, or at the very least into the backyard to witness the life that is happening all around, under the very nose, of us all. Through his mastery of subtle romanticism he weaves such a wonder around nature that it is not enough to simply read his observations: one must go out and see it for themselves. This characteristic is what has kept this book alive for so long and why many refer to it as the `Bible of Conservationists". You can't help from wanting to cherish the nature around us today and to leave it for the children of tomorrow. Cameron A.
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The Sand County Alamanac is as important today as 65 years ago,
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This review is from: A Sand County Almanac; with essays on conservation from Round River (Mass Market Paperback)
Even though it was written in 1946 is is wonderfully timely today. Our couples book group read it and everyone was in awe of Leopold's beauty of writing in addition to the quality of the content.
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This review is from: A Sand County Almanac; with essays on conservation from Round River (Mass Market Paperback)
I am informed by an expert on Aldo Leopold's writings that this edition contains editing by the publisher which introduced a scientific error in the treatment of evolution. The editors replaced some of Leopold's words with their own.
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