The wander society. La rivoluzione creativa della vita quotidiana

Interesting subject, terrible presentation. A patronizing and pretentious book about how walking, daydreaming, being bored, and reading are better for your brain than sitting in front of a screen coveting material possessions. If you don't already know that, this book won't change your life, because Leggi tutto

Disappointing. I read a blurb somewhere about this book and thought it sounded interesting, but instead I found it silly and pretentious. As I was reading I kept thinking I'd turn a page and discover that the whole thing was a joke in the manner of The Onion - for instance, this quote - "R and I hav Leggi tutto

This book sounded intriguing and imaginative when the publisher brought it to my attention. And it was all of that. But for some reason it left me a little cold in the end. To me it seemed a little too clever by half; all the mystery of the Wander Society, its membership and activities. And I didn't Leggi tutto