Reviews for Abiding Appalachia

The average rating for Abiding Appalachia based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2009-05-14 00:00:00 Brian Blackman If you read this book as the many books it actually is, you'll enjoy seeing American history (America as in the continents)and some world history through Neruda's splendid poetry. I can see why Borges made fun of the idea of Canto General in one of his short stories, and had the writer been anyone other than Neruda, Borges's criticism would apply in totality. I find myself enriched in history after this book, learning about the many chapters of Las Americas that are hidden to most of us.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-01-18 00:00:00 Stephen Wasniewski In my mind Pablo Neruda absolutely belongs in the pantheon of some of the greatest poets to ever live and write upon the earth. I have yet to come across a Neruda poem that does not contain at least one line that I didn't instantly vow to memorize. His is the beautiful originality that makes humanity seem so alive and free. I now vow to finish reading this book because (1) I hope it helps me to understand my Chilean wife a little better, (2) I have a little girl who is half-Chilean, (3) we are leaving for Santiago in June, and (4) this is one of the most ambitious epics ever attempted, written by a poet whose words have always exceeded my highest expectations.