"A Field Guide to Getting Lost" by Rebecca Solnit

This was a really interesting read. It’s essentially all about getting lost, and the different meanings of the word. Mixed in are stories and memories from the author as well. So it turns into a nice discussion and memoir of sorts.

Sometimes it does focus too heavily on the memoir aspect rather than the discussion of being lost, but I guess that could be a super meta way of “losing” the train of thought. But I’m probably reading too much into it.

The part that most interested me was the discussion of loss and losing. The author brings in anything from philosophy to old maps in this discussion, so there is also an aspect of how this conception of being lost has changed over time. It’s interesting to think about how we perceive loss and how this could be different if we were raised alternatively. Loss is not something that we think about frequently but is constantly underlying our actions, so this is enlightening to read about.

Interesting read, I wish more books were written like this, semi-philosophical, semi-just free associating.