A review by unionmack
The Memory of Old Jack by Wendell Berry

4.0

This is my second Wendell Berry book, but it's also the one to cement my desire to read every single one of his novels eventually. His prose, moral voice, and subtle characterization are top notch—he sort of feels like a 20th century American George Eliot with a bit of Steinbeck thrown in. This is the story of how someone can relive their entire lifetime, all the highs and lows, in a single day without anyone around them knowing. I've rarely seen the power of memory—both its expansive real estate in our own minds and how its wounds and boons compel us to act with others—more clearly depicted as it is here. It's a really terrific tale well told.