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The Pine Barrens
by John McPhee

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Author: John McPhee
Illustrator: James Graves
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1978-05-01
ISBN: 0374514429
Number of pages: 157
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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Book Review: "Pine Barrens" by John McPhee
Summary: 5 Stars

I would give this book 10 stars if I could. John McPhee is a writer of unparalleled talent. How could anyone else tackle the subjects that he does and make them so interesting? That being said, this book is a great read, regardless of where you hail from. If you are interested in nature, in history, in sociology, this book covers all of these subjects.

Oh, the way McPhee talks about the Barrens is intoxicating! Could you imagine being somewhere where all the water is potable, and when there is heavy rain, you can see the sand floor of deep, clear brooks? Or walking through a forest where the trees grow to 4-5 feet, so if you walked in them you would be a giant? Or witnessing the bloom unique flowers that grow in the Barrens every spring? Admittedly, this book was written in the 60's, so things are not as pristine as they once where, as the last sentence in the book darkly foreshadows--"at the rate of...a mile or so each year, the perimeter of the pines contracts."



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