I like that this makes Thoreau's philosophy more accessible; however, overall, it's a pretty mediocre book. Much of the text is direct quotes from Thoreau's writing, and that's great, but the rest of the writing—especially the dialogue in the beginning—seemed very artificial. The text could also use a proofread ("oldtwon" and using "payed" instead of "paid").

The worst thing, though, was the inside of characters' mouths being GRAY. It's surprisingly disturbing. Please pay your colorist the extra bucks to color the inside of the mouths, too. ( )