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'Horizon' by Barry Lopez is a mesmerizing journey that spans across various landscapes and cultures, emphasizing the enchantment, respect, and marvel of all beings and things. Lopez's writing style is described as gentle, beautifully descriptive, and deeply personal, as he delves into global issues with a unique perspective. explores resilience in the face of harsh conditions, human irresponsibility, and evolutionary changes, while celebrating the interconnectedness of all living things.

Writing/Prose:

The writing style is characterized by eloquence, lyrical beauty, and a blend of art and science.

Plot/Storyline:

The plot centers on the author's travels and reflections, providing insights into various locations and experiences over decades.

Setting:

The setting encompasses diverse natural landscapes around the world, reflecting on both beauty and ecological urgency.

Pacing:

The pacing is slow, encouraging deep engagement and reflection on the themes presented.
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Notes:

Horizon by Barry Lopez is a lengthy memoir that reflects on the author's travels over 50 years.
Each chapter in the book covers a different location Lopez has visited, blending art and science in his writing.
The book includes a biographical aspect, detailing Lopez's early life in the early chapters.
Lopez's writing evokes a sense of wonder about the natural world but also addresses existential dread about the future.
The themes in Horizon include a lack of empathy and the importance of human connection in the face of global crises.
Horizon explores climate issues and cultural survival techniques from indigenous peoples.
Readers describe the prose as beautiful, captivating, and deserving of slow, thoughtful reading.
The book has been noted for its profound insights and eloquent reflections on life's meaning and challenges.
Lopez emphasizes resilience against environmental changes and societal issues throughout the book.
The narrative combines personal experiences with broader contemplative themes about humanity and nature.
The author's legacy includes being seen as a wise voice on connecting deeply with landscapes and the natural world.

From The Publisher:

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From pole to pole and across decades of lived experience, National Book Award-winning author Barry Lopez delivers his most far-ranging, yet personal, work to date. Horizon moves indelibly, immersively, through the author's travels to six regions of the world: from Western Oregon to the High Arctic; from the Galápagos to the Kenyan desert; from Botany Bay in Australia to finally, unforgettably, the ice shelves of Antarctica.

Along the way, Lopez probes the long history of humanity's thirst for exploration, including the prehistoric peoples who trekked across Skraeling Island in northern Canada, the colonialists who plundered Central Africa, an enlightenment-era Englishman who sailed the Pacific, a Native American emissary who found his way into isolationist Japan, and today's ecotourists in the tropics. And always, throughout his journeys to some of the hottest, coldest, and most desolate places on the globe, Lopez searches for meaning and purpose in a broken world.

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About the Author:

Barry Lopez is the author of three collections of essays, including Horizon; several story collections; Arctic Dreams, for which he received the National Book Award; Of Wolves and Men, a National Book Award finalist; and Crow and Weasel, a novella-length fable. He contributed regularly to both American and foreign…

 
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