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Desert Notes: Reflections in the Eye of a Raven Kindle Edition

by Barry Holstun Lopez (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 45 ratings
A freelance writer and photographer invites the reader to walk with him through the desert where life is clear and elemental.
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  1. Print length
    76 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC
  4. Publication date
    June 25, 2013
  5. File size
    3.1 MB
  6. Page Flip
    Enabled
  7. Word Wise
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Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00DWA614E
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC; New edition (June 25, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 25, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.1 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 76 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 45 ratings

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Barry H. Lopez

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Barry Lopez (b. 1945) is the author of thirteen books of essays, short stories, and nonfiction. He is a recipient of the National Book Award, the Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and numerous other literary and cultural honors and awards. His highly acclaimed books include Arctic Dreams, Winter Count, and Of Wolves and Men, for which he received the John Burroughs and Christopher medals. He lives in western Oregon. His latest book, Horizon, will be available in March 2019.

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Customers appreciate the book's pacing, with one describing it as skillfully crafted prose. The visual style receives positive feedback, with customers finding it beautiful, and one noting how it poetically captures the desert in short scenes.

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Customers appreciate the pacing of the book, with one describing it as skillfully crafted prose and another noting it as the best nature writing.

"...Lopez is the most poetic essayist I've ever read, and through his use of mythology and imagination he evokes the feelings of desert life...." Read more

"Skillfully crafted prose that makes the book very hard to put down...." Read more

"...Yes, he writes well; sure, the work is lyrical. But in the end I wanted a better sense of real time and real place." Read more

"...He lives there, knows the area and writes about its people. This is the second one of his I've read." Read more

4 customers mention "Visual style"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the visual style of the book, describing it as beautiful, with one customer noting how it poetically captures the desert in short scenes.

"...This is not a compilation of facts but a beautiful and evocative rendering of the starkness and beauty of the American Southwest." Read more

"...In this book he poetically captures the desert in short little scenes. Lovely." Read more

"One of the best views of the Mojave from both the naturalist and mystical viewpoints...." Read more

"...He weaves a story like a master tapestry in words that are beautiful and haunting. Never pass up a chance to delve into his mind a little deeper!" Read more

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  • Alcapitan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lopez at his best!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2014
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    A fabulous and lyrical look at the magic of American deserts. Lopez is the most poetic essayist I've ever read, and through his use of mythology and imagination he evokes the feelings of desert life. This is not a compilation of facts but a beautiful and evocative rendering of the starkness and beauty of the American Southwest.
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  • Joe M
    5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful work of well crafted literature.
    Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2018
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    Skillfully crafted prose that makes the book very hard to put down.

    I thoroughly enjoyed this small book and highly recommend it.

    The book was published some time ago and seems to have become somewhat rare. By the look of it, the paper stock had a sulfur based ingredient that had yellowed the pages and also weakened them to a state of fragility. Nonetheless, I was very pleased to find the book and to now have it part of my home library.
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  • Kd Light
    4.0 out of 5 stars Classic book
    Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2017
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    Read it years ago, wanted to re-read it.

    More about inner spirituality in relation to rhe desert, rather than the desert itself.

    Makes me miss the desert.
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  • Jonathan P Thompson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Barry Holstun Lopez is one of the best "nature writers" out there
    Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2018
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    Barry Holstun Lopez is one of the best "nature writers" out there. In this book he poetically captures the desert in short little scenes. Lovely.
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  • Eric Maroney
    3.0 out of 5 stars A Bubble of Thoughts and Feelings
    Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2018
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    Desert Notes: Reflections in the Eye of a Raven by Barry Holstun Lopez, is a series of essays about the American southwest desert. This is an odd critique coming from me, but I found the book too abstract and mystical. Yes, it is about the desert, but it is not really grounded enough in the reality of the desert. It is a thought bubble most of the time.

    Yes, he writes well; sure, the work is lyrical. But in the end I wanted a better sense of real time and real place.
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  • Ken Bacher
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Mojave Desert tour de force
    Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2013
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    One of the best views of the Mojave from both the naturalist and mystical viewpoints. This was the first of Barry Lopez's books that I read in the 1970s. I continued to read his work, including River Notes, Crow and Weasel, Arctic Dreams, Crossing Open Ground and Home Ground. He is a master.
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  • Linda Lee
    5.0 out of 5 stars LYRICAL
    Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2015
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    Barry Lopez's writing never disappoints! He weaves a story like a master tapestry in words that are beautiful and haunting. Never pass up a chance to delve into his mind a little deeper!
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  • Mrs. H
    5.0 out of 5 stars Trippy
    Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2021
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    The author was in a weird frame of mind, but I read it all the way through and enjoyed it.
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