Gone Feral: Tracking My Dad Through the Wild by Novella Carpenter
2014
Weight: 13.6 oz
Method of Disposal: Lending Library in Tucker
I just finished reading this book I came across at a Dollar Tree. My friend had just recently posted on Facebook that you could actually get good books there, and I had to go with Harriet to buy table clothes and assorted party goods for a volunteer appreciation event at the shelter anyway so I took a peek. I had this idea in my head that it was all Christian romance and other similar subjects I have zero desire to delve into. My friend was right though. There were actually some pretty neat authors there. Of course, there was also some of the other.
Gone Feral was an interesting read. I gave it 3/5 stars. Some of the other reviews said the writing was bad--I don't think that is true. One said most people have experienced all the things Novella has and that she seems to think she is unique but isn't. I have to say, that certainly cannot be true. I can say that my life thus far has not resembled hers in the slightest. I am 32 years old and have never raised a goat. I fostered one pet rabbit. I was not raised in an ecofriendly, sustainable household in the mountains. My father was not abusive to my mother and does not seem to have any mental illness that I know of. I have not built an urban farm. I know that the sentiments about growing up and having children have been experienced by many people, but isn't the point of some books to connect and shed light on the human experience. I don't think that makes it a bad book.
I rated it 3 stars because it was interesting and the writing was decent. The book did seem to be lacking direction, and it did not feel like the author knew exactly what she was trying to write. It seemed almost like she was writing and hoping for it to be cathartic. I believe it is ultimately a biography of her father. If you read three books this year, I would not choose this one. If you read three hundred, then you should check it out.
2014
Weight: 13.6 oz
Method of Disposal: Lending Library in Tucker
I just finished reading this book I came across at a Dollar Tree. My friend had just recently posted on Facebook that you could actually get good books there, and I had to go with Harriet to buy table clothes and assorted party goods for a volunteer appreciation event at the shelter anyway so I took a peek. I had this idea in my head that it was all Christian romance and other similar subjects I have zero desire to delve into. My friend was right though. There were actually some pretty neat authors there. Of course, there was also some of the other.
Gone Feral was an interesting read. I gave it 3/5 stars. Some of the other reviews said the writing was bad--I don't think that is true. One said most people have experienced all the things Novella has and that she seems to think she is unique but isn't. I have to say, that certainly cannot be true. I can say that my life thus far has not resembled hers in the slightest. I am 32 years old and have never raised a goat. I fostered one pet rabbit. I was not raised in an ecofriendly, sustainable household in the mountains. My father was not abusive to my mother and does not seem to have any mental illness that I know of. I have not built an urban farm. I know that the sentiments about growing up and having children have been experienced by many people, but isn't the point of some books to connect and shed light on the human experience. I don't think that makes it a bad book.
I rated it 3 stars because it was interesting and the writing was decent. The book did seem to be lacking direction, and it did not feel like the author knew exactly what she was trying to write. It seemed almost like she was writing and hoping for it to be cathartic. I believe it is ultimately a biography of her father. If you read three books this year, I would not choose this one. If you read three hundred, then you should check it out.
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