A Place of My Own: The Architecture of Daydreams
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  • Posted November 11, 2008

    not as good as his books on food

    This is a re-release of a book that originally came out in 1997 - I think they are trying to work with the popularity of "Botany of Desire" and "Omnivores Dilemma." While Pollan is a talented writer, and I adore his books on food and the culture of food, this one is really not up to par - the writing gets bogged down in too many numbers and details; in spite of the diverse cast of characters in the end, less personality comes through. If you want to learn more about this topic, I would recommend Tracy Kidder's book "House". Otherwise, I whole-heartedly recommend anything else Pollan has done.

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  • Posted March 1, 2010

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    I Also Recommend:

    The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

    A Different Side of Michael Pollan

    Classic Pollen. A Place of My Own is the story of Michael Pollens own writing house dreamed up, drawn up and constructed behind his (former) house in Connecticut. We are taken on the journey from the moment the writing house was concieved through to moving day two years later.

    Along they way we are introduced to Pollen's architect and his teacher and sidekick Joe whose construction wisdom Pollan would not have been able to buiild his hut without. All the while Pollan explores the deeper meaning of the spaces we occupy as individuals and as humans through our history and how his little writing hut relates to humanity past, present and future.

    While this is not his most compelling work, most fans of Pollans more popular works will enjoy this story as well. Incidentally this book was written in the house about it as well as Omnivores Dilema and In Defence of Food.

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