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A review by kait_lost_in_books
21st-Century Yokel by Tom Cox
4.0
This book is incredibly difficult to describe. It’s not about anything in particular but it’s more like a diary entry with no sense of chronology. It jumps about all over the place, includes bits on nature, family anecdotes, social history and folk art amongst others.
Some of the passages I highlighted:
“In this way [woodpeckers] are the antithesis of grey squirrels, whose cuddling of trees masked a true agenda of rampant nihilism.”
“A lot of it is about sexual frustration, he tells me, the males get horny and they can’t find a mate so they go attack bark instead.”
“The narrative is of such a loud and experimental-jazz nature that I get easily tired. The theory has been put forward that my dad doesn’t speak words, he haemorrhages them.”
“Because of this and the tiny unseen people who live in my house and steal socks in the dead of night, my sock drawer resembles a diverse but ultimately unsuccessful dating site - socks of every shape and colour, each of them alone, failing to find love.”
Funny, heartwarming, comforting and familiar it’s a gentle read that smells like home.
Some of the passages I highlighted:
“In this way [woodpeckers] are the antithesis of grey squirrels, whose cuddling of trees masked a true agenda of rampant nihilism.”
“A lot of it is about sexual frustration, he tells me, the males get horny and they can’t find a mate so they go attack bark instead.”
“The narrative is of such a loud and experimental-jazz nature that I get easily tired. The theory has been put forward that my dad doesn’t speak words, he haemorrhages them.”
“Because of this and the tiny unseen people who live in my house and steal socks in the dead of night, my sock drawer resembles a diverse but ultimately unsuccessful dating site - socks of every shape and colour, each of them alone, failing to find love.”
Funny, heartwarming, comforting and familiar it’s a gentle read that smells like home.