Review: Lost in the Barrens

Lost in the Barrens by Farley Mowat

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Well, that one sent me back to fourth and fifth grade. Of course, I grew up hearing bits of [b:The Dog Who Wouldn't Be|291179|The Dog Who Wouldn't Be|Farley Mowat|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1314371620s/291179.jpg|309091] as family favorites, but this was the first Arctic book of [a:Farley Mowat|41013|Farley Mowat|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1233807350p2/41013.jpg]'s that I'd read, and I'm going to have to read more. I am fascinated by the far North, and by living off the land; this book has sparked a desire in me to reread [b:Julie of the Wolves|386286|Julie of the Wolves|Jean Craighead George|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347371734s/386286.jpg|778444] and other [a:Jean Craighead George|23509|Jean Craighead George|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1200683170p2/23509.jpg], including my favorite book from when I was 10-13 ([b:My Side of the Mountain|41667|My Side of the Mountain (Mountain, #1)|Jean Craighead George|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347478739s/41667.jpg|2682098]). Also, I've put Wilderness Inquiry on my list for next summer, as I have no vacation time I can use for it this year.
I don't think I can actually review the book because it just sparked so many other feelings of nostalgia and desire for wilderness that I can't judge it as a work on its own.



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