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A review by nitroglycerin
The Accidental Garden by Richard Mabey
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.75
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To meddle or not to meddle?
Somehow this is my first book by Mabey, despite him being one of the stalwarts of the nature writing genre, and I can see why.
He may be of the old-white-male standard of nature writers (and I’m glad to see more and more diverse writers in this genre!), but that’s not without merit. It was a joy to read this, and I loved it.
While I’ve been reading The Accidental Garden, I was also listening to The Swimmer: The Wild Life of Roger Deakin by Patrick Barkham, who chronicles Deakins life. Deakin was good friends with Mabey, who is referenced quite a bit.
Reading the two in tandem has been an immersive experience that I’ve enjoyed. The similarities in perspectives between the two men was very obvious.
To meddle or not to meddle?
Somehow this is my first book by Mabey, despite him being one of the stalwarts of the nature writing genre, and I can see why.
He may be of the old-white-male standard of nature writers (and I’m glad to see more and more diverse writers in this genre!), but that’s not without merit. It was a joy to read this, and I loved it.
While I’ve been reading The Accidental Garden, I was also listening to The Swimmer: The Wild Life of Roger Deakin by Patrick Barkham, who chronicles Deakins life. Deakin was good friends with Mabey, who is referenced quite a bit.
Reading the two in tandem has been an immersive experience that I’ve enjoyed. The similarities in perspectives between the two men was very obvious.