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The Blueberry Years: A Memoir of Farm and Family by Jim Minick

jrobinw's review against another edition

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3.0

It got slow at one point and I almost stopped reading it. Didn't think I liked his voice. Then a friend encouraged me to continue. Minick's voice grew in the writing of the book.

raekit's review

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2.0

I found the pacing in this book very difficult. I wanted to finish it but it definitely felt like a slog. I was hoping for something as engaging as Barbara Kingsolver's Animal Vegetable Miracle, but this was not it.

mimima's review

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3.0

As a blueberry lover, I greatly enjoyed the information about blueberries that was interspersed between the stories of how Jim and his wife, Sarah, planted, cultivated, and started an organic blueberry farm and vignettes about their customers.

b_nbdeeg's review

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4.0

An honest and inspiring journey of a couple setting out to farm. The narrative arc is interrupted by blue interludes - brief history lessons about the fruit's origins, impacts, and inspirations - that make the book that much richer. Recipes are tucked in the back and delicious to make. A lovely read.
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