Forrest’s Reviews > A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places > Status Update
Forrest
is on page 230 of 320
The subsection "Foraging for Meaning," a list of found and created objects, does more to paint the narrative of the liminal space between civilization and the wild than any narrative. It is merely a list, but to me it seemed something much, much more poignant, showing, rather than telling, revealing meaning without speaking of meaning at all.
— Feb 07, 2026 02:17PM
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Forrest
is on page 184 of 320
Had a flood of thoughts on this that is too long for a progress update. I'll be writing this in my journal (yes, I keep a journal) and transcribe it later, when I'm done with the book. It's actually given me impetus to dedicate more time to getting this thing read and done.
— Feb 02, 2026 05:04PM
Forrest
is on page 162 of 320
The last section was decent. Lots of ups and downs with this book.
— Jan 10, 2026 07:20PM
Forrest
is on page 133 of 320
Is this book good, or just nice? I toggle back and forth between opinions on this one. I can't decide if it's "big" or "small," and I frankly only have an ill-conceived hint of a notion about what I even mean by that. It has its moments, but, then again, it has its moments, whatever that means in my intellectually lazy assessment. Maybe this book isn't for me, or I'm not for it?
— Dec 30, 2025 07:06PM
