That Distant Land: The Collected Stories by Wendell Berry

That Distant Land: The Collected Stories

Port William

Wendell Berry

440 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction classics short stories emotional reflective slow-paced
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Originally published in 2005, That Distant Land brings together twenty-three stories from the Port William Membership. Arranged in their fictional chronology, the book is not an anthology so much as it is a coherent temporal mapping of this landsc...

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Community Reviews Summary of 90 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
hopeful 75%
inspiring 50%
emotional 37%
funny 37%
sad 37%
informative 25%
lighthearted 12%
relaxing 12%

Pace

medium 57%
slow 42%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 50%

Strong character development?

Yes: 80% | No: 20%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 80% | Yes: 20%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%

Average rating

4.52

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