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The Woefield Poultry Collective (2011)

by Susan Juby(Favorite Author)

3.84 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1554687446 (ISBN13: 9781554687442)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

HarperCollins Canada

review 1: I read the whole thing on an international flight and thoroughly enjoyed it. The situations and characters are slightly larger than life, but in a boisterous, good-hearted, effective way, not in an annoying try-hard way. Prudence, a Williamsburg hipster who dreams of running her own small sustainable organic farm, has her wish granted when her great-uncle dies and leaves her his rural Vancouver Island home. Although the farm definitely doesn't match what she had in mind, soon she has gathered a group of local misfits to help her transform it into the communal oasis she had envisioned: Earl, the elderly farm hand whom she inherits along with the property; Seth, the 21-year-old agoraphobic alcoholic who reluctantly agrees to work on the farm in exchange for room and board; S... moreara, the 11-year old who raises prize chickens and provides livestock advice.This was a great holiday read that is warm and funny. I actually laughed out loud at one point, which I almost never do. It reminded me of early Miriam Toews--lighthearted with overall happy endings, but not afraid to address serious issues like addiction, estrangement, and neglectful/abusive parents.
review 2: First of all I will have to say my favourite part of this book was the great character development. What a fun bunch of misfit’s each with their own unique flaws but also their own underlying good quality’s about them. I suspect everyone reading this story could find a little bit of themselves in at least one of the characters. A nice slow leisurely read the location of the story was a bit more personal for me as I grew up in the Cedar/Yellow point area, my folks have been there for 40 years and some of the thank-you notes at the end of book are people I know. A recommended read if you are looking for a humorous gentle story. less

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