Wild Apples Wild Apples

Wild Apples

    • 4.3 • 36 Ratings

Publisher Description

Thoreau's essay begins with a history of the apple tree, and ends with a meditation on parallels between the wild apple and humanity.

GENRE
Science & Nature
RELEASED
1862
January 1
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
37
Pages
PUBLISHER
Public Domain
SELLER
Public Domain
SIZE
33
KB

Customer Reviews

Farhan Sahawneh ,

Wild Apples

This personal account - nearly an ode to wild apples - at first seemed to be a simple indulgent exchange with nature and history's oldest and most recognizable fruit, later unwrapped almost as many hidden meanings as there varieties of apple. A wonderful and warm and times compelling look at how this fruit embodies the symbols and behaviors and characteristics of man. A short, sweet, and relevant read.

Otyugra Review Corner ,

Beautiful but Overzealous

This personal essay is quite polarizing. While there are breathe-taking bouts of imagery and revelations, the majority of what's written is just him immaturely rambling about wild apples for way too long. Despite the internal organization, Thoreau had no concept of brevity or focus--that to me is a shame, because the core message of reimagining how we look at life is unbelievably powerful via the slow pace, and something I wish I could recommend to everyone but can't because of how deeply flawed the actual writing is, and because of how esoteric time has rendered this aging piece.

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