Wanderlust

Praise

Praise for Wanderlust:

“Solnit is an elegant essayist . . . [she] joyfully trespasses across disciplines and genres, tracing a path through philosophy, paleontology, politics, religion, and literary criticism.”
—The New York Times

“A tour de force . . . Solnit’s is a sinuous course propelled by abandon yet guided by a firm intelligence . . . she has a fine sense of paradoz that keeps her from prosletyzing . . . a writer of unflagging grace, has a remarkable ability to wrest meaning from the mundane.”
—San Francisco Chronicle

“[Solnit is] a rigorous polymath capable of stunning flashes of original thought . . . fascinating.”
—Los Angeles Weekly

“[Solnit’s] words remind us of walking’s simple joy and return us to a time when an aimless contemplative stroll was a daily activity, not a guilty pleasure.”
—The New York Times Book Review

“Solnit’s thoughtful, thought-provoking, and delightful exploration of the seemingly mndane topic of walking offers an abundance of new ways to think . . . An entertaining and utterly compelling read, filled with facts and observations, written with elegance and eloquence.”
—San Francisco Bay Guardian

“Idiosyncratic and inspiring . . . Wanderlust is an anecdotal On the Road, a rambling woman’s paean to the mind-body connection.”
—Voice Literary Supplement

“An erudite history of walking studded with arresting insights.”
—Elle

“Rich with brilliant observaiton and detail . . . full of beautiful aphorisms and leaps of imagination, a scholarship of evocation rather than definition.”
—Salon