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fiveredhens's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
4.0
- i like bill mckibben but it was not worth paying $10 for his sparse annotations of a public domain book
- honestly a little funny how much thoreau hated the irish. dude walks up to a guy's farm, describes his baby as cone-headed starveling brat, and then starts lecturing him like "why do you choose to work so hard? if you saved X dollars, you could build a cabin in the woods like me and have all the necessities of life . if you stop considering tea, coffee, butter, milk, and meat necessities". i mean i'm a vegetarian who loves bread but jesus dude
Content Warnings
Moderate: Colonisation and Racism
Minor: Slavery
soupgirl9's review against another edition
4.0
stop normalizing the grind and normalize whatever this is
elegyeldritch's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book! It's a classic. Thoreau's descriptions were so detailed that I felt I was rowing lazily along on his pond by the woods, listening to his inspiring philosophic reflections.
ctesc's review against another edition
slow-paced
2.0
I always knew that Thoreau was boring, hypocritical, and pretentious, but now I can back it up with evidence.
akiikomori's review against another edition
5.0
Received in exchange for an honest review.
I’m always ready for a good romance, and if you’ve read any of S. Walden’s books before BE WARNED you’re in for something A LITTLE DIFFERENT. LoveLines is a beautiful, perky, and fun love story between a girl with OCD and a guy that loves her OCD. It’s just that simple.
Have you ever had a routine or certain routines that rule over your life? Bailey Mitchell has. She always gets to work at exactly the same time, eats lunch at the same time, leaves at the same time, even counts the number it steps it takes from the door to her cubicle. Everything is expected, everything is always, always in order for her. What she doesn’t expect is to fall for her new co-worker Reece Powell. He’s got this sort of magic to him. A magic that helps her manage her OCD and helps her feel like she’s in control of her life. But is it all too good to be true? Is Reece the key to breaking her routine? As they say, love will out!
I’m not going to lie, after reading S. Walden’s Good and Better books (I’ve yet to read Going Under), while in the middle of reading her newest novel I couldn’t help but worry, sitting on the edge of my chair thinking, “WHEN IS THE BAD THING GOING TO HAPPEN!?” After reading deep and sometimes dark romance novels after a while you’re a bit desensitized to the whole “happy romance” book and you’re just anxiously waiting for the most absolute worst thing to happen! Thankfully it didn’t!!! There was still…a bad thing that happened but all good stories have to have their ups and downs.
The characters were definitely so much different from S. Walden’s other books. They were definitely much more fun, more perky, and charming. They’re the kind of people you wish you had in your life; people that you FEED off of because they have this ENERGY and CHARISMA pulsating from them. There’s the main characters obviously, then there’s Erica, and her kids, Nicki (who I can’t stand), Bailey’s parents, Christopher, Camder (who is bloody hilarious) and Soledad. Even Bailey who sometimes gets a little bit down because of her OCD still has this kickass positive attitude that I adore!
“Bailey?”
“I’m here.”
“Wanna tell me about your condition?”
“Not really.”
“You brought it up,” Reece pointed out.
“I’m aware.”
“So…”
“You’ll run away,” I said softly.
“I’m a man. I don’t run,” Reece replied.
I smiled. “It’s made all the others run away.”
“Because they weren’t men.”
I liked this guy. A lot.
One tiny thing that may have thrown me off a little bit was the switch in POV’s. Sometimes the story is told from Bailey’s and sometimes the story is told in Reece’s, and there are very few times where, it may be just me, but I have no idea who’s telling the story. Maybe divisions in POV’s would make it a little more clear. Still, it doesn’t do anything to take away from the WONDERFUL writing.
I am not ashamed to say that Bailey and Reece are one of my favourite and cutest couples ever. Reece is just AMAZING! He’s such a wonderful, loving and caring boyfriend. He’s fun, he’s open, he listens, and he’s spontaneous. I love the things he says and I love the things that Bailey says! It takes very special boyfriends to spend an afternoon doing something his girlfriend finds interesting. Trust me when I say this, Reece is a VERY SPECIAL GUY! A very special guy….who’s into some pretty….special stuff. And by special I mean kinky.
“You’re not supposed to take my pens!” I shouted.
He came at me, slamming me up against the door, and kissing me hard.
“God, you’re so —–ing hot,” he said into my mouth.
Well, this was confusing.
“You and your ——ing pens and the tapping and… oh my God…” He sucked my neck, then bit me, I cried out. He silenced me with his mouth again, kissing me with an urgency that comes right before clothes are ripped off and very bad decisions are made.
One thing I absolutely love that’s so wonderfully different about LoveLines in comparison to the rest of S. Walden’s books is being able to see into the mind of a FUN man in his thirties. I love to give credit where credit is due and I truly believe S. Walden knows EXACTLY what guys are thinking sometimes, or at least the ones trying to be gentlemen ;) Oh the things men are thinking but can never say out loud.
“It’s going down. Phew! Thank God. How embarrassing would that have been, right? For her to see how much she turns me on? How much I can’t stop thinking about the kind of panties she wears under those cigarette pants. The way her tits look in her button-up tops. Man, I love how she buttons them all the way up…wait a minute. Hold up. I mean down! Go down!”
If you’re looking for a semi-light hearted read, with a touch of seriousness, I HIGHLY recommend LoveLines and the rest of the Wilmington Saga (when it gets released). I love being surprised and I love seeing what S. Walden has in store for us next.
5/5 Hearts of Love
Check out the rest of my reviews at http://www.akiikomorireading.com
I’m always ready for a good romance, and if you’ve read any of S. Walden’s books before BE WARNED you’re in for something A LITTLE DIFFERENT. LoveLines is a beautiful, perky, and fun love story between a girl with OCD and a guy that loves her OCD. It’s just that simple.
Have you ever had a routine or certain routines that rule over your life? Bailey Mitchell has. She always gets to work at exactly the same time, eats lunch at the same time, leaves at the same time, even counts the number it steps it takes from the door to her cubicle. Everything is expected, everything is always, always in order for her. What she doesn’t expect is to fall for her new co-worker Reece Powell. He’s got this sort of magic to him. A magic that helps her manage her OCD and helps her feel like she’s in control of her life. But is it all too good to be true? Is Reece the key to breaking her routine? As they say, love will out!
I’m not going to lie, after reading S. Walden’s Good and Better books (I’ve yet to read Going Under), while in the middle of reading her newest novel I couldn’t help but worry, sitting on the edge of my chair thinking, “WHEN IS THE BAD THING GOING TO HAPPEN!?” After reading deep and sometimes dark romance novels after a while you’re a bit desensitized to the whole “happy romance” book and you’re just anxiously waiting for the most absolute worst thing to happen! Thankfully it didn’t!!! There was still…a bad thing that happened but all good stories have to have their ups and downs.
The characters were definitely so much different from S. Walden’s other books. They were definitely much more fun, more perky, and charming. They’re the kind of people you wish you had in your life; people that you FEED off of because they have this ENERGY and CHARISMA pulsating from them. There’s the main characters obviously, then there’s Erica, and her kids, Nicki (who I can’t stand), Bailey’s parents, Christopher, Camder (who is bloody hilarious) and Soledad. Even Bailey who sometimes gets a little bit down because of her OCD still has this kickass positive attitude that I adore!
“Bailey?”
“I’m here.”
“Wanna tell me about your condition?”
“Not really.”
“You brought it up,” Reece pointed out.
“I’m aware.”
“So…”
“You’ll run away,” I said softly.
“I’m a man. I don’t run,” Reece replied.
I smiled. “It’s made all the others run away.”
“Because they weren’t men.”
I liked this guy. A lot.
One tiny thing that may have thrown me off a little bit was the switch in POV’s. Sometimes the story is told from Bailey’s and sometimes the story is told in Reece’s, and there are very few times where, it may be just me, but I have no idea who’s telling the story. Maybe divisions in POV’s would make it a little more clear. Still, it doesn’t do anything to take away from the WONDERFUL writing.
I am not ashamed to say that Bailey and Reece are one of my favourite and cutest couples ever. Reece is just AMAZING! He’s such a wonderful, loving and caring boyfriend. He’s fun, he’s open, he listens, and he’s spontaneous. I love the things he says and I love the things that Bailey says! It takes very special boyfriends to spend an afternoon doing something his girlfriend finds interesting. Trust me when I say this, Reece is a VERY SPECIAL GUY! A very special guy….who’s into some pretty….special stuff. And by special I mean kinky.
“You’re not supposed to take my pens!” I shouted.
He came at me, slamming me up against the door, and kissing me hard.
“God, you’re so —–ing hot,” he said into my mouth.
Well, this was confusing.
“You and your ——ing pens and the tapping and… oh my God…” He sucked my neck, then bit me, I cried out. He silenced me with his mouth again, kissing me with an urgency that comes right before clothes are ripped off and very bad decisions are made.
One thing I absolutely love that’s so wonderfully different about LoveLines in comparison to the rest of S. Walden’s books is being able to see into the mind of a FUN man in his thirties. I love to give credit where credit is due and I truly believe S. Walden knows EXACTLY what guys are thinking sometimes, or at least the ones trying to be gentlemen ;) Oh the things men are thinking but can never say out loud.
“It’s going down. Phew! Thank God. How embarrassing would that have been, right? For her to see how much she turns me on? How much I can’t stop thinking about the kind of panties she wears under those cigarette pants. The way her tits look in her button-up tops. Man, I love how she buttons them all the way up…wait a minute. Hold up. I mean down! Go down!”
If you’re looking for a semi-light hearted read, with a touch of seriousness, I HIGHLY recommend LoveLines and the rest of the Wilmington Saga (when it gets released). I love being surprised and I love seeing what S. Walden has in store for us next.
5/5 Hearts of Love
Check out the rest of my reviews at http://www.akiikomorireading.com
brisingr's review against another edition
1.0
I read a total of maybe 20 pages of this, because who can take seriously a man that supposedly preaches about living in the woods, when his mom gives him all he needs for a comfortable life? And I don't really care about this topic, and neither about my class, enough to try and read more of this.
styxis's review against another edition
2.0
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
I am finally fucking done with your book, Thoreau.
He definitely has a beautiful way with words but the content of this book and Thoreau's personality were just plain boring and yucky.
I am finally fucking done with your book, Thoreau.
He definitely has a beautiful way with words but the content of this book and Thoreau's personality were just plain boring and yucky.
caaleros's review against another edition
3.0
I don't read abridged books on principle, but Walden would probably be enjoyed best through excerpts. There's some really good ideas in this book mixed with a lot of boring musings. I listened to it on audiobook so I would actually finish it.