A review by simplymary
That Distant Land: The Collected Stories by Wendell Berry

3.0

I really do like Wendell Berry's writing, but I think I started with the wrong book. Maybe it's better to read "Jayber Crow" and "Hannah Coulter" before this one? I like the idea of following a small town or place through its many generations, but there were just too many new characters and stories throughout the long book, which spanned over 150 years. I'd have edited it differently. The chapter where Ptolemy Proudfoot falls in love with Miss Minnie is one of the best things I have ever read and could be its own stand-alone story, ranking right up there with "Little House on the Prairie" and "The Music Man." I'm going to give Berry's nonfiction a try next...I've heard great things about his poetry.