Ratings12
Average rating3.7
In an effort to read more nonfiction this year, I gladly gave my time to this (pretty short) book about Chris Knight, possible hermit. I say possible because a great deal of the story involves looking at other hermits in history and I have to say, I was pretty okay with that.
I think Finkel knew he had an interesting story, but this must have been a bugger to write. Knight isn't exactly forthcoming or even remotely social, so much of the story is Knight through they eyes of the cabin owners, the police, the stories of other hermits, and Finkel's own investigations. I appreciated the bits about solitude and voluntary isolation.
Very interesting. Super short. I read the ebook, so I spent a fair amount of time looking up photos. I'm not sure if they are in the physical copy of the book. I also found and read the GQ article.