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A review by lydiahousley
The Unremembered Places: Exploring Scotland's Wild Histories by Patrick Baker
3.0
'Forgitten or forsaken places hold a potent enigmatic resonance in our collective consciousness.'
This book was a Christmas gift, so not one I chose myself. In the first couple of chapters I was really struggling to connect with it. I think as my natural instincts lay in historical non-fiction, the sections of travel writing were quite new to me and I found some of them less interesting than others. The idea of places that have been forgotten, or unpopulated is a hugely interesting concept and is explored deftly throughout the numerous places explored. Baker's writing style is compelling and descriptive throughout.
This is admittedly a great book. Baker manages to blend the first hand experience of exploring the landscapes and the fascinating historical annecdotes together seamlessly in a way that prevents the reader from becoming too tired of one style. It also makes me want to go out and explore, which is probably the goal of all travel writing I should think. While I enjoyed this to read, I'm glad it was as short as it was. I never found myself itching to pick it up and read more. This is by no means a reflection on the book itself, I think it perhaps just want quite for me.
This book was a Christmas gift, so not one I chose myself. In the first couple of chapters I was really struggling to connect with it. I think as my natural instincts lay in historical non-fiction, the sections of travel writing were quite new to me and I found some of them less interesting than others. The idea of places that have been forgotten, or unpopulated is a hugely interesting concept and is explored deftly throughout the numerous places explored. Baker's writing style is compelling and descriptive throughout.
This is admittedly a great book. Baker manages to blend the first hand experience of exploring the landscapes and the fascinating historical annecdotes together seamlessly in a way that prevents the reader from becoming too tired of one style. It also makes me want to go out and explore, which is probably the goal of all travel writing I should think. While I enjoyed this to read, I'm glad it was as short as it was. I never found myself itching to pick it up and read more. This is by no means a reflection on the book itself, I think it perhaps just want quite for me.