Thursday, April 15, 2021

A return to Society with Woodsman

I missed out a bookcase in Society so have gone back and read a book from it, just in time for the reopening of the library after the long lockdown. Woodsman by Ben Law is a very idealistic book, You could say he needs to get out more, but he lives outside anyway so maybe it wouldn't help! Ben basically has devoted his life and career to wood and the countryside, and his vision of the future sees us in some sort of dystopian world where coppicing is king and growing trees for your grandchildren is de rigueur. I doubt his vision will be realised but I appreciate the sentiment and admire his life in the woods. 6/10