Walden and on the Duty of Civil Disobedience (CD-Audio)

from benuathanasia

Shoot me...shoot me now. I went into Walden thoroughly expecting to abhor it. In fact, I did for the first chapter or so. I found Thoreau to be narrow sighted and judgemental. He claimed not to begrudge anyone their own choice of living style, but spent over two hours telling everyone why their w...

from bookworm12

Thoreau wrote this infamous book after deciding he was sick and tired of his busy city life in Concord, Massachusetts. In 1845 he left the city and moved to an isolated cabin on Walden Pond. He spent two years there, farming and living off the land. When he returned home he decided to write about...

from skyeval

I almost found the book at odds with the famous quotes that are gleaned from it. Not sure why, but I thought this was going to be an easy read about nature! Wrong. It is a very complex read, and although fairly short, it takes a long time to read. Also, I found Thoreau a bit stodgy and judgmental...

from EricFitz08

A great manifesto on nature/living/faith/philosophy. At times thoreau approaches the pretentious. Speaking as a male college graduate in his early twenties-as Thoreau was during his time at Walden-I get living the simple life. We've all cut down the luxeries (relatively) living off ramen, strarbu...

from gypsysmom

I listened to the entire book but it was a hard struggle. I think part of the problem may have been the narrator but part was also how Thoreau organized his chapters. I really found that it was hard to be interested in how much he spent to build his hut or what he ate day to day. On the other han...