Comments on: The Stranger in the Woods https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/05/the-stranger-in-the-woods/ Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time Sat, 02 Jun 2018 16:28:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/05/the-stranger-in-the-woods/#comment-287163 Sat, 02 Jun 2018 16:28:05 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=10724#comment-287163 In reply to susan.

That was interesting- although I thought the Japanese hermits he mentioned who live in their childhood bedrooms and never come out sounded more like millennial who don’t want to leave home.

]]> By: Amy @ Read a Latte https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/05/the-stranger-in-the-woods/#comment-287153 Fri, 01 Jun 2018 02:33:27 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=10724#comment-287153 I’m glad you liked this one! I’m with you on feeling sad/conflicted. Seeing him try to comply with the law and “normal” life after the trial was heartbreaking because it was so clearly not what he wanted. I also keep wondering if he’d ever read this book or would prefer not to.

]]> By: susan https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/05/the-stranger-in-the-woods/#comment-287151 Thu, 31 May 2018 23:32:25 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=10724#comment-287151 You’re right about all the stealing and break-ins: not exactly admirable. While I wasn’t totally taken with Chris Knight — I liked all the book’s research into isolation in the wild, loneliness and other hermits etc. Here’s my review of it https://www.thecuecard.com/books/stranger-woods-goodbye-vitamin/

]]> By: Lauren https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/05/the-stranger-in-the-woods/#comment-287150 Wed, 30 May 2018 18:27:52 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=10724#comment-287150 I read (listened to) this book some time ago and didn’t really like it. I’m not sure at the time I could even say why, but maybe you put your finger on it. Great review.

]]> By: Sarah's Book Shelves https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2018/05/the-stranger-in-the-woods/#comment-287149 Wed, 30 May 2018 11:12:05 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=10724#comment-287149 Look at you and all your nonfiction! I loved this one and I thought about a lot of the same things you mentioned. Particularly agree about wanting to spend time alone being seen as some personality defect….or rude.

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