tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post931404124475719488..comments2024-03-14T04:06:54.124-04:00Comments on GENKAKU-AGAIN (adam fisher): Henry David Thoreau's bullshitgenkakuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12135705172119950326noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904219782540965444.post-47006261780500022282016-01-05T17:17:57.408-05:002016-01-05T17:17:57.408-05:00It has been a while since I read it, but here broa...It has been a while since I read it, but here broad generalizations from what I remember: The first part is hard to get through because he is busy congratulating himself on how thrifty and practical he is, compared to everyone else who wastes money on silly things, like fashionable clothes and fancy houses. Once the cabin is built and he settles down to write about living there, what he observes, and the lake itself, the book is much more interesting. He described the first year with a lot of detail. Then ends abruptly with something like "And the second year passed much the same as the first. The End." I think it was worth reading, and someday I'll probably pull it out and read it again.RMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09754089632125698195noreply@blogger.com