Lucy
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Michael Finkel:
Hey Michael! I hope this finds you well? I just stumbled across this on Goodreads and thought I'd just write a message to say The Stranger in the Woods was one of my reads of the year. I was particularly fascinated by your musings on isolation and solitude. It's something I think and write about on a regular basis and your thoughts and reading list gave me food for thought.
Michael Finkel
Hi Lucy! Thank you so much for the very kind message. I'm so glad that the book grabbed your interest.
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Daniel W. Polk
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Michael Finkel:
Hi Michael, I thought your book was excellent. I was attending Colby College during some of the time that Chris Knight was in the woods. Your book inspired me to write this poem: https://danielwpolk.org/2019/08/02/north-pond-hermit/ Thanks again for your fine writing and comprehensive storytelling? -Daniel W. Polk
sarah morgan
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Michael Finkel:
More a comment than a question. As a fairly private person who can go days without speaking to others, I was awed by this book. Thank you so much for the in-depth coverage of not only Knight's story but the information surrounding hermits, solitude, and how society regards it. Thanks also for the book list at the end. I've read many of those. And special thanks for the Hermitary website listing. Who knew?
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