Rebecca Solnit is my favorite writer and I have read everything she has written except the books on fairytales. She writes about current societal issues and is able to weave together a succinct understanding with many different perspectives. This book discusses the splintering and polarized state of politics, and how compromise and collaboration is the key to the success of our democracy.

I’ll read anything and everything Rebecca Solnit writes. Especially this. Thanks to NetGalley and the Author for this ARC!

No Straight Road Takes You There
Rebecca Solnit
Wow what a refreshing book. This is a nice break from all my fiction reads. The essays she writes help me understand what happened between 2019-2024 and it’s a very interesting perspective. It makes me want to travel the world around me more. It makes me want to conquer challenges as they pass me in the future. I struggle with mental health and relationships a lot and given what this author writes (traveling), it has helped me navigate myself. It’s helped me process a lot of issues I’ve been dealing with. I can’t express my thanks enough to the author. The writing is clear with few errors but the errors make the writing come alive. I liked how the author described the facts of the events that happened in 2019-2024. Their take on the events + themes that have crossed through provides an interesting perspective and anyone going through therapy or has challenges in their lives should read this.