Odell tells you right in the first chapter that she doesn't have a thesis, and she isn't wrong. The entire book (mercifully short, though it still took me nearly two weeks to slog through) bounces from thought to thought without any cohesion. I could almost forgive her this if she weren't so dull. To hear her tell it, her entire life is sitting in parks and birdwatching.

The real issue here is that Odell is so out of touch with a normal person's life that she doesn't even realize how ridiculous she is. Her points are fine, but this book isn't worth your time. Just sit in some grass for five minutes and you'll be happier.