Incoherent babbling of somebody apparently on LSD. Didn't like this book at all - it remains half-read on the shelf. ( )

A meditation on God via nature. Who is this Creator of the "lunatic fringe"?
I love how she throws out facts to change lives: "6,000 miles of root hairs in a cubic inch of soil…". Great, great stuff. ( )

I am so utterly envious of Dillard. She writes with such poise and it seems effortless, as though the words are just falling out of the air into her pen. Some of the descriptions are just fantastic.

The best part of my public school education was this book. Can you imagine she wrote this so young? I have to say I don't like her later books as much as this one. HIGHLY recommended. ( )

Way too much fluff, and too little substance. I would read several pages at a time before I realized I hadn't learned anything worthwhile, if not anything at all. Would not recommend. ( )

Listening to the audio version of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek is like having a lovely conversation with Annie Dillard. She meanders through whatever subject crosses her mnds, exclaiming over muskrats, frogs, and praying mantis. She wonders about the meaning of the things she encounters on her walks along Tinker Creek and then she forgets about meaning and just admires the beauty of it all.

Her prose is gorgeous, more poetry then mere nonfiction writing. She's young, and it shows in her exuberant sometimes overly gushing enthusiasm. Her musings can be random and seem disconnected, but are more often charming and conversational. I enjoyed this chance to get to know Annie Dillard and the landscape she loved. I listened to this book on audio read by Tavia Gilbert. She does a fantastic job of capturing the energy, enthusiasm, and wonder of Annie's observations. ( )