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Farewell, My Subaru: An Epic Adventure In Local Living (2008)

by Doug Fine(Favorite Author)

3.47 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1400066441 (ISBN13: 9781400066445)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Villard

review 1: This book had a great voice, though by the end it was starting to grate on me - "oh woe is me, there is weather" or "oh woe is me, clearly the whole world hates me because there are complications to this massive project I decided to undertake completely by myself and with no previous knowledge of how any of these proceedings actually work" - okay, it wasn't really like that, but sometimes it started to feel like it. I would've liked a little bit of a reassessment of the important details I suppose, but for the most part this was a funny, enjoyable read that really was pretty inspirational.
review 2: I am a sucker for memoirs that recount authors' year-long projects and experiments, so it comes as no surprise that the formula worked again this time. This book ha... mored some laugh-out-loud moments, usually when Fine was describing the antics of his goats, Melissa and Natalie, and other critters who tested his gringo ranching skills. Although Fine's writing style was jovial, irreverent, and self deprecating, he still managed to convey important facts about our global environmental crisis, educate readers about the feasibility of going green, and issue a call to action. I found his message more accessible and engaging than Bill McKibben's, whose book Deep Economy has languished on my "i-own-unread" shelf for several years (I've been unable to get past the first 50 pages of that one, which I recall as more academic and strident). I responded positively to Fine's approach of distilling the complex issues related to fossil fuel dependency by relating his individual journey toward becoming carbon neutral and eating locally. The techniques that worked for him on the Funky Butte Ranch in rural New Mexico may not be as practical for me, a city slicker; nevertheless, I've come away from this book with ideas about ways I can be more mindful about my own energy consumption choices and lifestyle habits. less

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