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Sto caricando le informazioni... Alone time : four seasons, four cities, and the pleasures of solitude (edizione 2018)di Stephanie Rosenbloom
Informazioni sull'operaAlone Time: Four Seasons, Four Cities, and the Pleasures of Solitude di Stephanie Rosenbloom
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. There were some good bits, but the sense I got overall was of a writer who is trying to sell a concept that she doesn't believe in wholeheartedly. Kind of like a door-to-door salesman who has a good sales pitch, but doesn't use the product himself. Not that she doesn't travel alone. She does. For work. And she's used that experience and the writings of others (most of whom really do value solitude) to make a book. All along I had the feeling she was begging the question by referring to others who had positive things to say about solitude, and the final giveaway was when she was in Florence and couldn't change to a later tour because she had a lunch appointment with a friend. She was in Florence for something like five days, revelling in a short period of solitude, but she couldn't get through it alone. ( ) This was an interesting mixture of travelogue along with factoids about people doing things solo. I appreciated reading about visiting museums alone especially since it’s very rare for me to be with anyone I know in a museum, and I’ve treasured wandering them by myself. The author visits Paris, Istanbul, and Florence all for writer/reporter reasons and then New York as a resident. I don’t think I’ve felt so much of the “writer reasons” in other books as I did here, and it put me off of it. Having an empathy with and even just liking the author is important to me, and I realized that what felt like pretentiousness to me was what put me off as well. This is definitely more of a travel memoir than a meditation on alone time, but I enjoyed it. The author breaks one year into her time in four cities: Paris, Istanbul, Florence, and New York. I've traveled to all but one of those and I loved revisiting them through her descriptions. I do agree that traveling alone is empowering and wonderful. You enjoy museums, eating, and sightseeing in a whole new way. On dining alone while traveling: “When you’re not sitting across from someone, you’re sitting across from the world.” I really enjoyed following Stephanie's alone time travels to Paris, Istanbul, Florence and New York (I've been to Paris many times, and Florence twice). A lot of nodding went on in regards to the joys and pleasures of travelling alone. I've been doing it for forty years. This is a great reminder of its benefits, and a wonderful inspiration for those of all ages who haven't yet given it a go. The only thing that lost it half a star was the endless name checking of researchers and studies that confirmed what I already knew. Yes, the concept isn't new, but as someone who is already comfortable being and traveling alone, I still found value in revisiting these pleasures through the author's experience, especially at the start of a new year when intentions are set. - The potential in slowing down and noticing places & details overlooked in our daily routines; - The discoveries awaiting by wandering off the well-traveled path; - The joy of savoring small moments without pressure of time. Alone Time inspired me to initiate monthly rambling I am calling "wander Wednesdays". nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
"A wise, passionate account of the pleasures of travelling solo In our increasingly frantic daily lives, many people are genuinely fearful of the prospect of solitude, but time alone can be both rich and restorative, especially when travelling. Through on-the-ground reporting and recounting the experiences of artists, writers, and innovators who cherished solitude, Stephanie Rosenbloom considers how being alone as a traveller--and even in one's own city--is conducive to becoming acutely aware of the sensual details of the world--patterns, textures, colors, tastes, sounds--in ways that are difficult to do in the company of others. Alone Time is divided into four parts, each set in a different city, in a different season, in a single year. The destinations--Paris, Istanbul, Florence, New York--are all pedestrian-friendly, allowing travelers to slow down and appreciate casual pleasures instead of hurtling through museums and posting photos to Instagram. Each section spotlights a different theme associated with the joys and benefits of time alone and how it can enable people to enrich their lives--facilitating creativity, learning, self-reliance, as well as the ability to experiment and change. Rosenbloom incorporates insights from psychologists and sociologists who have studied solitude and happiness, and explores such topics as dining alone, learning to savor, discovering interests and passions, and finding or creating silent spaces. Her engaging and elegant prose makes Alone Time as warmly intimate an account as the details of a trip shared by a beloved friend--and will have its many readers eager to set off on their own solo adventures"-- Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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