Calming escape and adventure in the waves. He paints a wild, romantic picture of barefoot, beachfront childhood in California and Hawaii, a world wide journey of young adult adventures in the Pacific, and a winding down with family in New York. Surfing, idyllically and frantically, until the end.

Disjointed and lacking purpose but occasionally liberating and ethereal. Underlying themes of Brexit, and divisions created through modern migration. The story of a girl becoming a young woman while trying to break down society‘s constraints. A friendship with a free-spirited old man. Some beautiful passages painting pictures but some that you gain as much from as staring at a collage. Arty escapism with a touch of pessimistic social commentary.

An American frontier classic, apparently. The early Montana ranch scene setting was moderately interesting to a point, then it fizzled out for me and I realized my energy was maybe best directed elsewhere.

An adventure in, and history of, the Grand Canyon. Romantically connects you to the middle of the country, if for some reason you find yourself there!

Some useful science and process for the aspiring wild brewer. Insight from some of the more famous lambic professionals, however some inaccuracies and terminology suggest the book was written by/for a homebrewer.

Theirs are interchangeable spirits, floating voices, erratic heartbeats. In the ashen hours of night, individuals disappear and all that remains is the country talking to itself.