I liked it but it is very different than anything I had reviewed previously so I am a bit unsure of how of proceed. So I’ll get the easy part out of the way first and them added a short bit on what I thought about the book.

The book is “Abandoned Scotland” by Alastair Horne. I thank Netgalley and Amber Books for allowing me to read the book before publication.

It is a book of photographs. Fine photography with some text describing what pictured and a bit about it. The photographs are organized into general categories (Religious places. Military sites, etc.).

I looked at an electronic copy and enjoyed the variety and quality of the photography. I think the serious photographer would enjoy this much more or at least in a different way but I don’t know if an electronic or hardback would be better.

It would also appeal to those who just enjoy a nicely done photography book of old, abandoned, and often beautiful sites in Scotland.