tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post4306534648565420020..comments2024-03-28T09:48:25.267-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Nathan Coulter by Wendell Berry: A reviewDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-2162109877104848222024-03-18T18:31:09.644-05:002024-03-18T18:31:09.644-05:00Off the top of my head, no titles occur to me but ...Off the top of my head, no titles occur to me but I'm sure they exist and I've probably even read some of them. Goodreads might be able to help.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-35874748947067120302024-03-18T09:05:14.300-05:002024-03-18T09:05:14.300-05:00thanks, i just now picked up this book and this re...thanks, i just now picked up this book and this review was helpful in making me decide that I do want to stick with the book. yes, the cruelty part is there, but I am focusing more on the part about simple life.<br /><br />are there any other books that describe simple living in the way this book does? among the ones you have read that is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-7766139332846549512022-08-10T16:09:18.256-05:002022-08-10T16:09:18.256-05:00You are entitled to your opinion. I've already...You are entitled to your opinion. I've already expressed mine.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-34564231099938335112022-08-10T15:07:16.088-05:002022-08-10T15:07:16.088-05:00If you thought this book was cruel or dark, then I...If you thought this book was cruel or dark, then I'd imagine you might think that about thousands of book. This book was far from being cruel or dark, in my opinion. His book Jayber Crow is the best in the Port William series, high quality writing about simple, small town life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-55074212950537099412022-04-05T09:02:42.745-05:002022-04-05T09:02:42.745-05:00The poetry could not redeem the depiction of cruel...The poetry could not redeem the depiction of cruelty for me. I'm glad that I read the book, but I don't think I'll be reading more books by Berry.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-54788553782391836762022-04-05T07:50:30.330-05:002022-04-05T07:50:30.330-05:00I just finished "Nathan Coulter," and I ...I just finished "Nathan Coulter," and I agree that the cruelty to animals was an issue for me, as well...nearly causing me to stop reading the book. The book, I felt, was just short of "dark." That said, I DO encourage you to read "Hannah Coulter!" I found it poetic, as you say, and full of pathos, but beautiful, too...and there is no cruelty that I recall. Having just now finished "Nathan," I am seeking out the meaning of the book -- I think the hardness of life is much of it....and the fallenness of Man...That we're going to be cruel, hard on one another, etc. because we are fallen people, and there's nothing we can do about it. Berry says that about 2/3 of the way through the book. And I want to read more novellas about this community. Miss Gerdeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473880536022172073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-66649346001225917262019-09-10T11:56:08.487-05:002019-09-10T11:56:08.487-05:00I think it is unlikely. My reading list grows dail...I think it is unlikely. My reading list grows daily and it is daunting to think that I'm never going to catch up. This one did not "grab" me sufficiently to make me consider adding the sequels to my list to clutter it further!Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-64481447646302387732019-09-10T11:00:18.494-05:002019-09-10T11:00:18.494-05:00I had no idea that Wendell Berry wrote novels, let...I had no idea that Wendell Berry wrote novels, let alone ten of them. Do you think you will read more of his novels?Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-69907160572162785042019-09-06T10:20:40.363-05:002019-09-06T10:20:40.363-05:00You are very kind, David. I love reading and revie...You are very kind, David. I love reading and reviewing the books that I read.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-19630650714640540272019-09-06T05:05:51.837-05:002019-09-06T05:05:51.837-05:00I hope that the authors and the publishers appreci...I hope that the authors and the publishers appreciate the great work you do on their behalf in reviewing these books.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.com