The weather is warming up and getting sunnier, which means it’s time to start toting far too many books around with me to various parks, beaches. and hikes. In that vein, what are books that are, in your opinion, better/would be better read outside? Genre or length matter less in this case than vibes. The first book that comes to mind for me is probably Bradbury’s *Dandelion Wine*… or any horror/gothic novel set in summer.
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The Invisible Life of Adeline LaRue – she is unhoused for most of the novel so the weather impacts her quite a bit
The Anthropocene Reviewed – John green has an essay on sycamore trees that would be perfect to read outside underneath a sycamore. And if you don’t mind podcasts, he has an episode on ginko trees as well.
The 19th-century author Heinrich Heine has a travel essay called (in translation) “The Harz Journey.” It’s an account of a hike he took through the Harz Mountains. When I was young I read the whole thing outdoors on a spring day, and it will always be the first thing I think of the when the topic of “reading outdoors” comes up.
EDIT: there a translation of it in a book called *Heinrich Heine: Poetry and Prose*
Dandelion Wine is the quintessential summer read! I’ve often wondered the same, so here to commend you on your choice and hear all the great recommendations.