#adam shoalts

[nobeerreviews]

Exploration begins by figuring out what you don’t know.

-- Adam Shoalts

(Meersburg, Germany)

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Current reading stack

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Sunday Morning

Good Morning everybody. Sorry for my absence it was a hell of a busy week. It went by very fast and before ii knew it the weekend was here. Work has kept me busy and has also been very good for my mental health. As an added treat the guys all got together for our Friday lunch. I know this seems like it is me beating a dead horse and repeating myself but it is nice to have friends. I have never been at the point where I could have a group to call my own and the brotherhood aspect of it has been wonderful. It is good to feel wanted and needed. Having been alone so many years I have not felt what is like...I like it.

It's breezy but absolutely gorgeous out today. After nothing but rain and wind for the last week or so it is perfect for a Sunday.

You know with everything new I have been trying I believe that it has been great for my mental health and at this point I almost feel like a normal member of society. But I also believe that I will never quite see myself as that person who is alright with himself. I will forever see me as a horribly disfigured beast that is under lock and key in some cellar somewhere. Horns coming out of the top of my head and one of them has been broken off. Scars all over my body from decades of abuse and self harm. A horrific limp from a lesson I learned years ago about talking when I should be listening, cause nobody wants to hear the beast speak. Pain mapped out all over my body a life learned in suffering. Something that the universe will never accept because they simply just don't understand.

But mental health is so like drug addiction recovery, one day at a time. So for today and today right now I feel very good. It's the mood swings that sap your strength with depression. From sad to happy to feeling numb it all tears you apart. It makes you feel evil. Your insecurities and fears become amplified and distorted beyond recognition. But mental health is also like an acid trip, it is different for everybody.

A few weeks ago I bought me and my son our tickets to the fan expo comic con for this February. To say I am pumped up is an understatement. This is me and my sons Christmas . It is such a huge deal for us and it will be our third one. This year I got the weekend package and all of the trimmings to go with it. Since Victoria will not be having one this year I will go all out on this one. There is so much to see and do. We save money and bring our big backpack so he can get his favourite wee action figures that are tough to find at the store. There are seemingly endless tables of everything a couple of nerds like us could ever want or ask for ha ha. I am so counting dow the days to spend it and share with my favourite little human .

I recently started a new book called "Alone against the north" by Adam Shoalts. It is so far excellent. It is about a man and his expeditions over Canada and the rest of the world. I always loved books about explorers and their escapades. Real adventures that I myself would not have the guts to try have always intrigued me. I have been reading a lot lately and I also feel it is an important part of me feeling so good lately. This level of balance and feeling good is something I want to continue so I will just keep doing what I am doing.

Well enough of my rambling ha ha. I might see you all later and might write again.

Till next time take care

[mobloomspell]

Reading diary

I want to start sharing more of what I read or watch these days, partly for myself, and also because I do actually engage with a lot during my free time but for a variety of reasons it’s not a “fandom” I can otherwise passively reblog stuff for and share that way. Putting my thoughts into blurbs can also be a low-stakes way of getting back into writing and hopefully beat a block I’ve been struggling with.

Pandora Hearts by Jun Mochizuki - read 10 volumes so far out of the complete 24. I mostly started this because Vanitas is on hiatus and I got sick of people spoiling it for me in critique/theory posts, and right now I can only say I think I’m too old for it. If I hadn’t been into Tsubasa, this probably would have been the convoluted fantasy I’d been obsessed with back when it was first coming out, but I’m not really that person anymore. I like parts of it (Gilbert and Alice are great, the art consistently improves) and can see how it may slowly become more of those bits I enjoy, but I also have zero patience for “carrot on a stick” style storytelling, even good examples of said storytelling, so its main mystery doesn’t intrigue me. Taking a break for a little while, and I’ll eventually come back to check out the second half people really remember this series for. I guess I love Vanitas so much nothing can compare right now, not even the author’s previous work.

Into the Wild by John Krakeur - I originally started reading this on my breaks at work, since I was cleaning a community college in the evenings and this was one of the books as part of an adult literacy class. Full transparency, I mostly bought this as a reference because I’m working on a Breath of the Wild adaptation fic, and I thought it not only described wild environments in a compelling way, but since I can’t do hiking or camping myself right now I thought it would be good research for basic things to know (I have a second-hand Adam Shoalts book for similar reasons). Right in the preface, the author says he is not trying to be a distant biographer, he was drawn to know more about Chris McCandless’ life and death because he’d been through similar experiences, and that honestly shows up a lot throughout even the more prosaic recountings. The book paints Chris as a completely normal guy, occasionally naive and stubborn but not as stupid as some detractors painted him as. My only major gripe is that it prioritizes men’s perspectives quite often while breezing by women’s thoughts and intersections in the recounting, almost like “they exist, too, I guess.” Part of this I’ve learned later is intentional - Chris’ sister Carine wanted to keep a lot of details about their volatile childhood off-record because her relationship with her parents had improved by the time she was being interviewed, but it still bothers me when the gender balance is so skewed to one side. I took a chance on this book and minor annoyances aside, I don’t regret my time with it.

From Here to Eternity by Caitlin Doughty - I got into Ask a Mortician videos shortly before the pandemic, and decided to buy this because I was interested in learning about other funeral customs around the world. The segments vary in detail, some being more travelogue than history, but the whole thing is a very sincere wish for the funeral industry to help people through grief by not treating death as a scary, unseeable and untouchable phenomena. I really appreciated a segment wherein Doughty’s coworker and friend shared her own story of loss with a miscarriage and just wanting to acknowledge that her grief wasn’t stoic and graceful. It is basically an Ask a Mortician video in less than 300 pages, humorous asides and all, so if you like those I’d recommend it for other people also looking for a Death Industry intro. My paperback copy also has really nice gold foil and orange-peel texture covers, its the prettiest book about corpses I may ever own.

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 National bestseller A thrilling odyssey through an unforgiving landscape, from Canada's greatest living explorer.In the spring of 2017, Adam Shoalts, bestselling author and adventurer, set off on an unprecedented solo journey across North America's greatest wilderness. A place where, in our increasingly interconnected, digital world, it's still possible to wander for months without crossing a single road, or even see another human being.Between his starting point in Eagle Plains, Yukon Territory, to his destination in Baker Lake, Nunavut, lies a maze of obstacles: shifting ice floes, swollen rivers, fog-bound lakes, and gale-force storms. And Shoalts must time his departure by the breakup of the spring ice, then sprint across nearly 4,000 kilometers of rugged, wild terrain to arrive before winter closes in.He travels alone up raging rivers that only the most expert white-water canoeists dare travel even downstream. He must portage across fields of jagged rocks that stretch to the

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[kattra]

What I’m Reading

BOOKS OF MAY The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin  Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens **  The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow **  The Whisper on the Night Wind: The True History of a Wilderness Legend by Adam Shoalts (NF) The Devourers by Indra Das  An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good by Helene Tursten  The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water by Zen Cho The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis **  The Last Laugh by Mindy McGinnis **  The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu (SS)  The Immortals by J.T. Ellison Don’t Call It a Cult: The Shocking Story of Keith Raniere and the Women of NXIVM by Sarah Berman (NF)  The Sight by David Clement-Davies

Graphic Novels: No Guns Life Vol.7-12 by Tasuku Karasuma  Persephone by Loïc Locatelli-Kournwsky

(85 books read / 150 books goal)

currently reading:  Seveneves by Neal Stephenson Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali  The Melody of Trees: 10 Tales from the Forest by Helen Whistberry (SS) When I Grow Up I Want to Be a List of Further Possibilities by Chen Chen (P) Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala  The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones 

* - re-read // ** - 4+ star-rating on my goodreads (recommended) GN - graphic novel // NF - non-fiction // P - poetry SS - short story collection // AB - audiobook 

TBR: Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco  Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Betraying Big Brother: The Feminist Awakening in China by Leta Hong Fincher (NF)  Banned Book Club by Hyun Sook Kim (GN) Suncatcher by Jose Pimienta (GN)

WHAT ARE YOU READING? :D

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Welcome to new release Tuesday!

It's a great new release Tuesday... which is code for I spent too much money! I'm showcasing David Domine's A Dark Room in Glitter Ball City because it sounds perfectly Gothic (it is the season, no?) and because it combines crime and LGBTQ+ themes. I'm still waiting and hoping for a book about William Dorsey Swann...

Other titles that came home to roost today include:

Cackle - Rachel Harrison

The Whisper on the Night Wind - Adam Shoalts

[iainwrites]

Waiting for a window to book my booster, so I'm killing time with Beyond the Trees by Adam Shoalts. The guy is a fun writer (a little irreverent, a little sarcastic, very knowledgeable), talking about Canadian wilderness. The books are off my usual beaten path of reads, but they're nice additions to my growing shelf of non-fiction content.

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Best Outdoor Adventure Books

With each spell of warmer weather, there are many people who decide that this will be their opportunity to go outside and be more active. While some make it a reality, others quickly find that life gets in the way. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy others living the adventurous life. Here are some of the best outdoor adventure dooks you can find on Playopoly and other sites.

Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man’s Miraculous Survival By Joe Simpson

You know those action movies that seem so miraculous that you think there is no way this could happen in real life? Well, Joe Simpson’s story of survival while climbing in South America is something you would put down to an overactive imagination.

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail By Cheryl Stayed

If you are looking for a story of inspiration, then this book by Cheryl Stayed, which you can find on Playopoly, is just what you need. Cheryl was in a dark place with divorce, the death of her mother, and drug addiction. However, she decided to embark on an amazing 1,000-mile journey alone on the Pacific Crest Trail.

Alone Against the North By Adam Shoalts

For all of the canoeing enthusiasts out there, this book is one of exploration and courage. Adam Shoalts sets out to paddle along an unnamed river in the Hudson Bay Lowlands. This has never been charted so there are no maps and no idea what lays ahead.

If you love reading about outdoor adventures, then check out the huge library on Playopoly.

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What do you read? Maybe they’ll be something I like

a lot of non fiction and ...fiction...ok so like out of fiction i enjoy historical fiction a lot but also contemporary if that’s even the word for it?? three favourite non fiction books i’ve read so far this year were probably braiding sweetgrass by robin wall kimmerer, guns germs and steel by jared diamond, and among the trees by adam shoalts but if ur looking for fiction i’d say top three fiction books i read this year were a man called ove by fredrik backman, station eleven by emily st.john mandel and hmm either huckleberry finn or coming up for air by george orwell

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CanadianVisaExpert: Canadian Man Living in Forest Gives Tips for Self-Isolating

Norfolk County in Ontario is densely populated with trees and is also home to Adam Shoalts. He has been living remotely since he was in his 20s.

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[muskratsurvival]

The latest from Adam Shoalts to add to my collection. 🤠👍🏼 Adam Shoalts is a Canadian explorer, historian, archaeologist, geographer and best selling author. #adamshoalts https://www.instagram.com/p/CX9Fcool8vv/?utm_medium=tumblr

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[kattra]

What I’m Reading

BOOKS OF APRIL Summerwater by Sarah Moss  Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer (NF) Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston ** Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas **  The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich (NF) We Were Restless Things by Cole Nagamatsu Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune **  Chocolat by Joanne Harris Obit by Victoria Chang (P)  Fox 8 by George Saunders In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware  A Year Without a Name by Cyrus Grace Dunham (NF) Falling by T.J. Newman The Forest of Stolen Girls by June Hur 

Graphic Novels: No Guns Life Vol.1-6 by Tasuku Karasuma  Park Bench by Chabouté ** Here by Richard McGuire **

(70 books read / 150 books goal)

currently reading:  The Carrying by Ada Limón (P) The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu (SS) The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin The Immortals by J.T. Ellison The Devourers by Indra Das  The Whisper on the Night Wind: The True History of a Wilderness Legend by Adam Shoalts (NF)

* - re-read // ** - 4+ star-rating on my goodreads  GN - graphic novel // NF - non-fiction // P - poetry SS - short story collection // AB - audiobook 

TBR: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow  Don’t Call It a Cult by Sarah Berman (NF)  Persephone by Loïc Locatelli-Kournwsky (GN)

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Across the Arctic Alone With Adam Shoalts, “Canada’s Indiana Jones” https://ift.tt/2SU6Dqy