Walden by Henry David Thoreau Book Review

[@eadamic17]

My favourite quote from this book is the following: "In accumulating property for ourselves or our posterity, in founding a family or a state, or acquiring fame even, we are mortal; but in dealing with truth we are immortal, and need fear no change nor accident." I remember that I read this book by chance when I was in a terribly insecure place in life battling bureaucracy and chasing a career like my life depended on it, and it was right here that I encountered the idea for the first time that the majority of what I deemed to be valuable and necessary was socially contingent and relative to the period of time that I was born and the circumstances of the society that I existed in. Thoreau opened my eyes to look for the absolute truth: it is not to be found in job titles or money or anything contingent, but rather in the character of one's existence as a biological organism, leaves changing colour signifying the passage of time, engaging in activities that one likes to do for their own sake, the intensity of the moment. You have great taste in books.

[@alexmostella]

Lots to learn from the Transcendentalists! 👏🏻

[@eddiebeato5546]

Today I was struggling with ennui, and the Spring Allergy has been a nuisance, but coming across your introduction to Thoreau’s Walden has been a soothing dose of well-being. Thanks a lot for your marvelous work!

[@alexmostella]

🙌🏻

[@raj_dalimi]

You gonna grow a lot buddy. Exponentially. You content is of high quality. I've not seen book reviews where someone shoes high quality images and other resources along with the narration.

[@pamellaglover917]

I just LOVED this! Great job Alex! I just loved the saying.."Things don't change, PEOPLE DO!

[@nikhil_mahajan685]

Amazing review. and amazing editing. Keep up the great work. 👍

[@alexmostella]

Thank you!

[@ayush_kumar_001]

Thoreau was a Inspiration for Chris McCandless. I've read Into the wild, now I'm looking forward to read Walden and other Books of Henry David Thoreau, and btw pretty Nice & honest book Review.

[@CandlewickLibrary]

Great review. I just finished Walden this morning. I loved hearing your thoughts.

[@alexmostella]

Thanks!

[@anshitatiwari7771]

One of the very fine review 👍

[@alexmostella]

Thank you 👏🏻

[@ploutarkhos]

Great book! Great review 👍🏼

[@alexmostella]

Thank you!

[@halyk9646]

It's the best book review !! Thanks for the video.

[@alexmostella]

👏🏻

[@dennisandrum]

Great review! Keep up the good work🎉

[@alexmostella]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@stelioskaravis9528]

The Theory of Communicative Action of Jurgen Habermas can be seen as its postmodern interlocutor.

[@feeemoreira]

May I ask in which chapter that final quote is, please? Thank you!

[@urbanbeellc1322]

@Alex Mostella - I just found your channel by chance recommendation on youtube. Of course, the video first recommended to me was the review of Walden. In any event. Wonderful video. I've read Walden once, years ago. It changed me. Now, in a quest to read more than I ever have, in 2023, Walden and Cape Cod are on my list of books. A question for you - Do you know of any virtual study groups for Walden, or any transcendentalist works? Theres so much to imbibe reading by one's self. Theres so much more to learn, though, when reading with others. Cheers, great video, and I am subscribing!

[@alexmostella]

Glad you found it useful. Im working to create a space to exchange ideas through this KZbin channel!

[@urbanbeellc1322]

@@alexmostella Awesome! Looking forward to learning about that medium!

[@Sifubhaiarmy]

Please review Dune book

[@dovydas4483]

I am curious if you will ever make a video on Kaczynski's manifesto. Also, I reccomend you to look into the books of Aldous Huxley: Island and Brave New World.

[@alexmostella]

I’m very interested in reading his manifesto…I think it’s important to study these kind of documents to understand how the seeds of destruction take root. Also, I enjoyed Huxley’s “Doors of Perception” so much that I made a review on it & “Island” is definitely on my reading list 📚

[@VictorRook]

Nice review...but zooming in and out during your speaking was jarring. Have confidence that your words alone, and the way you deliver them, need no special effects.

[@whiskywillie]

Get an MRI, my friend. That's a sign of a clogged artery: potential stroke or heart attack.

[@Batuhanulufer]

heyyy ım still waiting for a new video.

[@alexmostella]

Next video will be out soon!

[@Sifubhaiarmy]

And how to read book sorry but whenever I reading book i just read and distract easily...

[@jerobardo37]

reading is a habit and a skill. keep up a steady practice.

[@vaniajazayeri]

👌🏻👍🏻

[@gerardo2360]

Other than a few anecdotes, the man spoke in riddles and said little because he communicated poorly. He reminds me of a virtuoso violinist who knows every note, but has little melody, verbosity, to say the least.

[@SIERRATREES]

I think the poetic feeling and beauty of his writing is lost on you.

[@MrRichmattson]

He didn’t off the land. He lived off someone else’s land.

[@sunyamarpie9534]

Emerson allowed him to live on his property & that is a gift of friendship. This is another story also with videos.

[@MrRichmattson]

But he didn’t stay. It didn’t work.

[@feeemoreira]

Life is not supposed to be lived towards a final goal. You live life every day. Life happens every day, life is now. I'm sure he learned a lot from the two years he lived there.