It was a first graphic novel about mountaineering I read and I definitely prefer reportage form. The comic was fine, but I didn't get the usual amount of details because of the form so I didn't enjoy it as much as I usually do books about that topic. But overall I'm glad I read it, I mostly read about Himalayas and Alps before and it was an interesting change. I even learned about a new type of snow form, nieves penitentes.
It was really well done, I learned so much! It's my third book from this author and I'll definitely reach for more. I'm not that into history but apparently when it's so well told, I love it.
I thought that I knew what it's to know after reading Eating animals, I was wrong. Human cruelty to animals is boundless, first few chapters were really hard to listen to.
I liked many poems from that collection, especially Pro memoria. I didn't vibe the ones inspired by music at the end of the collection though. Overall I definitely want to reach for his other work in the future.
It was a decent self-help book, although not revolutionary for me. At first I was super annoyed at the overuse of half arsed but luckily it diminished in time. I feel the audiobook was a good medium for it, it felt like a podcast and was very coherent with the other media Leena produces. From the advice itself for sure I'll be thinktabout going outside 17 min a day the most. If I weren't already eating plant based, I would have for sure appreciated the chapter on veganism. Big minus though in my book for quoting Gladwell, since he's a crook. It got a bit balanced out though by mentions of PiH.
I'm sad to say it was a really disappointing book. At first I enjoyed the descriptions of all the characters and the town but it became tiring soon and then basically nothing happened till very late in the book.
There were a few interesting ones but so many other ones contain slurs, I don't want to read that. Also they are mostly about being sad and lonely and I am not in the mood for that, even if there were no other issues.
I liked the poems but didn't love them. They had a few great lines and interesting imagery. I also enjoyed having an edition in 4 languages, especially since I know 3 of them.
A very interesting world for sure, def nitely unforgettable. I love the protagonist choice, it was much more interesting than it would have been if any other woman in the group was the main character.