While I really love Wendell Berry's work about loving the land under your feet, this book falls short of the mark. The most interesting aspect of the book was the history of the Ohio river drainage where I grew up. I had always wondered about the story of the mound builders in Ohio, and we lived in Bloomington, IN for 3 years (the author's home). ( )

i really wanted to like this book, and i'm not sure why i didn't like it that much.

in this book, russell sanders describes the spirituality of paying attention to our natural surroundings and cherishing community. he talks about growing up in rural northern ohio, and then reclaiming a sense of place near bloomington, indiana. everything the book is about totally makes sense to me and when i think about it, it really hits home, but i was just bored the entire time i was reading it. the prose was a bit to flowery. maybe i'm just more interested in the practical rather than the poetic.

who knows. ( )