Jocelyn E. (hoopridge) reviewed My Heart's in the Lowlands: Ten Days in Bonny Scotland on + 252 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
While certainly a nice love song to this small area of Scotland, this book is just too personal to read comfortably. First off, it's in present tense, which irks me no end. Then, she uses second person, which also drives me to distraction. Finally, she writes in such an intimate style that I felt like I was reading a diary. While normally I get a vicarious thrill from reading diary-style books, this one just made me cringe.
Most annoying, though, is her constant use of her OWN writing from her books as little blurbs in between sections of writing. I've never seen a more egotistical style than that! Yes, we know that you wrote other books. Quit sticking in passages here and there. We get it!
Having complained, though, I have to admit that I have never traveled to this part of Scotland and found her descriptions of the land itself very compelling. She is clearly a big fan of The Homeland and writes accordingly. However heavenly Scotland may be, however, it's NOT Heaven itself, though Higgs would have us believe it is.
Much better to read the Rough Guide to Scotland than this.
Most annoying, though, is her constant use of her OWN writing from her books as little blurbs in between sections of writing. I've never seen a more egotistical style than that! Yes, we know that you wrote other books. Quit sticking in passages here and there. We get it!
Having complained, though, I have to admit that I have never traveled to this part of Scotland and found her descriptions of the land itself very compelling. She is clearly a big fan of The Homeland and writes accordingly. However heavenly Scotland may be, however, it's NOT Heaven itself, though Higgs would have us believe it is.
Much better to read the Rough Guide to Scotland than this.
Julie B. (heartinthehighlands) reviewed My Heart's in the Lowlands: Ten Days in Bonny Scotland on + 54 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
the style the books is written in took a few paragraphs of getting used to. but i totally enjoyed this book. it was a lot of fun and filled with information. a great resource if you are thinking of touring scotland's lowlands, but also a great way to tour it 'virtually' if you can't be there in person. she also has a website with pictures of all the places she has visited and described, which was really nice. it's always great to see with your eyes the places a writer has described with words - a perfect combination.
