Good Life
Dorian Amos
Originally a painter from Cornwall, Dorian Amos and his wife have risked all in search of adventure. Settling in the Canadian wilderness, they experience life in the raw, with all its joys and pitfalls.
Posted by Avocatore (44 weeks ago ) My edition of this book is riddled with typos and grammar errors. Even if the author is dyslexic (fair enough) - surely his editor and publisher's spellcheck isn't?
Anyway, bits of this I liked, bits of it I didn't. I respect the idea of self-sufficiency and independence, but if someone told me that moving to the Yukon and building a cabin was a good idea without considerable amounts of planning, I would have to fight down the urge to punch them in the face.
As much as I commend the vision, I think that a lot of what the author(s) did was quite unbelievably stupid. I'm surprised their mentor Ray Mears was willing to write the foreword, since his philosophy is one of forethought, preparation and not taking unecessary risks.
Back to the book.
Bits of it are cheesy, but then again, it's a sort of first-time autobiography, so that's okay. Bits of it eloquently communicate the overwhelming situation by not being eloquent - if you know what I mean. The author(s) are wide-eyed and unprepared, so a bit of babbling and overuse of adjectives is to be expected.
I was surprised to find out that there was a sequel, considering how much they stressed that money and riches weren't important. Gold panning as a hobby?
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