There are passages in this book that make it worthwhile to read, in particular, the amateur naturalist's observations about the desert and humans. It has the feeling of a book that Edward Abbey might have written if he had been writing in 1951.

But it is also infused with a distracting and naive pantheism and anthropomorphism from an earlier time. It could also stand editing to remove some of the more random unrelated thoughts. I had higher expectations.

I recommend that you read it and mark the best passages with Book Darts. Don't worry about the other parts. The book is short. ( )

Essays about the desert illustrate the meaning a Pantheist derives from nature. ( )