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Walden and Other Writings (Modern Library)

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Thoreau masterfully analyzes his in its purest form, he does away his all superfluous details. He forces the read to question his own existence. He forces the reader to imagine life without technology, commotion and anything unnecessary. Besides his analysis in Walden, he takes a stand for the maverick, for the individual, for the non-conformist. Lastly his social commentary especially about slavery shows how wrong our coutry had been.

This book is brilliant. Ive never been a fan of non fiction but I gave this book a go because I remember reading some writings of Thoreau in high school and liking it.

It is a very inspiring book. I almost wanted to just go out and experience what its like with out technology myself. I might not have done that but i did unplug my TV for a few weeks.

I gave the book 5 stars because it deserves it. However the people i ordered it from (internationalbooks) would get 1 star. I ordered it new and they shipped me a used one. At least the book is in pretty good shape but i would recommend avoiding them if your looking for a new book.

Walden is a look at a man's look for simplicity and nature in an age of distraction. Today, it is more relevant than ever. Thoreau does an excellent job of navigating the thoughts and experiences of getting away from populated areas and going back to nature. A worth experiment by an important Transcendentalist.