The Faraway Nearby

I loved this book! Perhaps one of the most enjoyable non-fiction reads I've encountered in a long time. It quickly became one of my favourites, even before I'd finished reading.

Solnit is masterful in the art of weaving stories together in a way that brings meaning as life does: incidentally, over time, and in the synthesising of patterns and plots, symbols, allegories. The way the book unfolds reminded me in its effect of Virginia Woolf's writing. The personal is blended with tales in common literature, myth and cultural vocabulary. Most of all, I just felt like Solnit was an older, slightly different me, writing to my experience as someone who has known it. Highly recommend!!

She's quietly becoming one of my favorite writers. Soothing words weaving magic, as if they sensed my trepidation and accepted me whole-heartedly. I'll definitely dive more into her works.