Monday, May 21, 2012

Dirty Life wrap up

I recently finished The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food, and Love by Kristin Kemball. At first I reluctantly fell in love with the book. I didn't expect to like but I delved in delighted with my findings. The author recounts how she (a journalist from the city) met & fell in love with her husband (a farmer who believes in a self-sustaining-little-to-no-electricity farm). There were almost at opposite ends of the spectrum. The came together and started/built a farm together. As I read more of the book, I found myself getting a little frustrated with the author's ADD-like style of writing. She tended to jump around from one topic to another too much and it took me out of the story. I believe the jumping around was meant to add more depth or explanation of events and feelings that took place, but it ended up becoming increasingly annoying for me. For the most part, I did like the book but don't know that I will recommend it to many people and I wish I had checked it out from the library as opposed to buying it. I don't think I'll read it again.