One-Woman Farm: The Seasons Of Life Shared With Sheepdogs, Goats, Woodstoves, And A Feisty Fiddle (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
Hmm. I still love Jenna Woginrich and continue to think that we were separated at birth (or at least have somehow come to drink the same flavor of dreaming-of-a-homestead koolaid), but this book wasn't my favorite of hers. It felt like it was trying to be very poetic, but came up short. I missed the realness and humor of her usual memoir style, and felt like this was a swing and a miss into being profound and deep. Also, I feel like this book should have been called "Seasons! Farms Have Them!", as if that was some kind of revelation. Hoping that her forthcoming "Cold Antler Farm" is more like "Barnheart" and she gets back to the honest storytelling she does well. I'm torn between rating this two or three stars but I've decided to settle with two. While initially drawn to the book because of the topic and format, I grew tired of Woginrich repeatedly reassuring the reader that she is completely content with her 'one-woman farm' lifestyle. She states that the farm is her 'life, love and marriage' but I couldn't help but feel that something was missing. Sure, she has friends - but how deep are those relationships? Will a dog, goat or horse really substitute for the companionship of a human in the long run? Page after page I felt as though she romanticized her 'one-woman' lifestyle while really covering up a deep loneliness.
What do You think about One-Woman Farm: The Seasons Of Life Shared With Sheepdogs, Goats, Woodstoves, And A Feisty Fiddle (2013)?
If you garden, farm or dream of both this is a great quick read.
—white4wolf
Enjoyable. It made me want some aspects of her life.
—shelby
this just makes me wanna follow in her footsteps!!!
—clunny1
