Scan barcode
A review by pixie_hallows
Andy Catlett: Early Travels by Wendell Berry
4.0
This was my first book by Wendell Berry (thanks, Ron!). It was told from the viewpoint of a grandfather remembering back to 1944 when he was 9 and went to visit both sets of his grandparents. There’s a large undercurrent of “the good old days” pre-technology and also of the new awareness of racism by this young child in the South.
This book is largely character driven. You can picture the grandparents and the work hands because they are like people you know. I’ve heard a lot about Jayber Crow, and we meet him in this book. I’m guessing that many of Berry’s books center around the people of this town?
The lack of plot made me feel like I was sitting down with one of my own grandparents reminiscing about their childhood. That’s not a bad thing - it has its place - but I also kept waiting for something more to happen. It seemed a bit rambly.
This book is largely character driven. You can picture the grandparents and the work hands because they are like people you know. I’ve heard a lot about Jayber Crow, and we meet him in this book. I’m guessing that many of Berry’s books center around the people of this town?
The lack of plot made me feel like I was sitting down with one of my own grandparents reminiscing about their childhood. That’s not a bad thing - it has its place - but I also kept waiting for something more to happen. It seemed a bit rambly.