I remember not liking this book as a kid and being bored when visiting the pond on a field trip. Fast forward 30 or so years later and I found it much more enjoyable. Having some extra spare time, I read much of it by a local swimming hole and also while away at a silent meditation retreat with a pond. I also continued to encounter quotes and mentions of Walden while reading several unrelated books in parallel which goes to show how influential this book really is. It can be hard to get through some of the chapters which some may describe as boring, but that is kind of the point. If we slow down and just notice things, boredom is really just something we create as there is always something worth paying attention to.