This was a beautiful book and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys nature, or who may want to view things in a different light. Thoreau is a very poetic writer and I often read the same paragrah two or three times just to fully absorb his words.

I agree with a previous poster before me that said the conclusion was one of the better parts of the book. He captured the importance of self-discovery so perfectly. I was struck by how personal and intimate his writing was throughout. It was if he was writing a letter across generations.