Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Audiobook

" Beautifully elegant and poetic nature writing. "

" I read this at a slow pace, sitting with Annie Dillard's words as she sat with the insects, plants, and muskrats of Tinker Creek. Informative anecdotes flow seamlessly into meditations on spirituality, in a way that's never dull and almost always illuminating. I haven't done this in ages, but I took out a pen to mark certain passages, because there were so many beautiful phrases I wanted to remember. "

" Five stars for Annie Dillard keeping me riveted through what is essentially eight hours of a woman staring at a pond. "

" Incredibly beautiful, poetic and thoughtful. It really gives one a greater appreciation for the marvels of the natural world. I think this might join the ranks of my favorite books! "

" Enter the gorgeous and poetic realm that Madam Dillard occupied on her hiatus at Tinker Creek. Submerge yourself deep into any of the seasons. "

" Read this about halfway through - I just didn't connect with it. "

" I've read Dillard's essay "Living Like Weasels," and am excited about finally owning and reading a copy of this award-winning title. "

" Beautiful and challenging. The closest comparison I can make is that this book was like reading a Terrence Malick film, and much like a Malick film I sometimes felt mystified and worried about what I had gotten myself into. However, in the end the experience is rewarding, and it will be even more so upon repeated exposure. I look forward to reading this and more of Dillard's work in the coming years. "

" Ruined my college career. I didn't want to write if I couldn't write as well as A.D., so I wound up with several incompletes in my major (English). I come back to it periodically, and I am always blown away by it. "

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" Just got this book in today. I have no idea what is it about. "

" My first "nature" piece--completely delicious descriptions of things like ants. So worthy of the Pulitzer. "

" Annie Dillard is one of my favorite writers. She is an obvious naturalist and writes about her encounters with nature and life...she writes beautifully, poetically, and intellectually! "

" this book changed my entire perspective when I was a teenager; I felt like the top of my brain had been removed (that's a good thing). Wonderful naturalist writing interspersed with theology. "

" This book was so beautifully written, but it took a long time to get through since I was more philosophical than I'd anticipated. Still, it made me look at nature very carefully this summer "

" This book turned me into a nonfiction junkie. Annie Dillard, life changer. "

" Going our on a limb here but didn't enjoy this. Incredible knowledge of nature. Analogies got a bit ridiculous. Appreciate her intensity but too much for me. "

" wow. this is gorgeous. a work of literary art. some parts were entrancingly disturbing, but as a whole, this book is a masterpiece of the engish language. "

" Still amazing after all these years. A great listen. Calmed me in the last month of school. "

" Learned some interesting things, but read at your own peril. Definitely threw this book across the room a few times. "

" I beautiful book that reminds me of what means to live a life of attention to beauty and detail, a life in reverence to nature and small(big) discoveries. "

" I read this book in pieces. I think i enjoyed it more because of that. She has such an artful way of observing the world that brings a richness to her writing. Worth a gander. "

" Vintage Annie Dillard. Her interweaving of natural history and the writer's perspective is unique. "

" I read alot of Annie Dillard, she is so insightful and always illuminates things I always have known, but never really thought about. "

" Still amazing after all these years. A great listen. Calmed me in the last month of school. "

" read it a few years ago. need to read it again. "

" Annie Dillard truly leads an inspirational life. She finds the "wondrous" in all things. "

" Without question, one of the most powerful books I've ever held. As a result, I write better and see better. And most likely, I live better. "

" Annie Dillard has a gift for rendering the common everyday experiences of life into profound reflections of who we are and what life means. For those who have lived in the countryside, these stories will really strike home. "

" Beautiful nature writing. Favorite quote: "what you see is what you get." "

" The prose is amazing. It took me 9 months to read, though....difficult but rewarding. "

" There is a lot about reading. I like her comparisons. A lot of it is beautifully written. I find what she wrote about parasites quite interesting. "