It is rare that I read a book by an author who is new to me and finish wanting more. I found this to be a great book and highly recommend it to just about everyone. If you like stories about:
- Working on classic cars / trucks
- Trying to grow your own food
- Cooking
- Falling in love
- Small town life
this may be a good read for you as well.
On a related note: I am hard on my books. I thoroughly believe in marking it up, highlighting or bracketing passages that stand out, dog-earing pages etc.
Whenever I get a hand-me-down book I am always disappointed when every page is pristine, the binding not even cracked. I wonder to myself, "Did this person even read this book?"
I would much rather receive a tattered and worn, marked up book from a friend. Where did they stop reading each day? What passages interested them? Receiving a beat-up book is like receiving a book and book-club all in one.
All that to say, when I look at my copy of "Truck" I realize I have marked and dog-eared a passage about every ten pages or so. The way he writes is just so beautiful.
I would love to post every single passage that stuck out to me but I fear that may cross the line from recommending a book to giving it away for free online. So I am going to do my best to share the best of the highlights over the next couple weeks in an effort to get you to pick up the dang book.
3 comments:
Ok, I'm one of those who can read a book without even bending the binding! I cringe at marks in books and think everyone should leave a book nice for the next person to read.... Now you've crossed the line.
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I'm with you Michelle!! I use pretty book marks. I don't let Matt read my books unless he agrees to leave it nice the way he found it.
No...no....I'm with Matt on this one.....tear-stained, underlined, noted margins.....awwwwww.....a really good book! I have a book that I loaned out only if they would make notes and initial them before they gave it back. Interesting read still!
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