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I loved this book because Nick Offerman’s use of vocabulary is poetic. He crafts with words the way he crafts with wood, with great beauty and artistry. And listening to him read his words is just a bonus.
This is a love letter to some of his favorite people. You don’t have to agree with him to enjoy it. In fact, there were some points I don’t agree, particularly about modernization and technology. Every generation has a point where modernization threatens to overwhelm and overtake and we ruefully shake our heads at the loss of the “old” way. And yes, there is something majestic about humans doing things the “old” way, with our hands and our brains and our simple tools. Notre Dame Cathedral is a great example of doing things the “old” way. But if we look at history, for every Notre Dame, there was a cathedral or church whose roof would collapse and kill those inside. Sometimes modernization and technology make life better (and safer) too. Craft beer is something to be celebrated. Organic small farming for local markets too. But each industry named still depends on the forward move into a future of modernization and technology. I often wish those that wax poetic about the “good ol’ ways” would preach more on finding balance than a dismissal of all things new.
But whether you agree with his politics or opinions, his writing is eloquent and often spellbinding. If you’re of the Ron Swanson persuasion, I’m going to guess you will struggle more with his politics and opinions than others. But if you’re looking for Ron Swanson, note, he is a tv character and not real. And while it’s entirely human to wish the person playing a favored character be just like that character, one should not expect the real human Nick Offerman to be the same person or share his characters’ politics and opinions. It’s like being disappointed that Stephen Colbert isn’t anything like his Comedy Central persona. I think you missed the joke.
I am a big fan of his craft competition show with Amy Poehler, Making It. I think it’s a little more of the real Nick Offerman, and I like that persona. I hope it continues until we all get so tired of kindness and fun. And I’m also going to re-listen to [b:Lincoln in the Bardo|29906980|Lincoln in the Bardo|George Saunders|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1492130850l/29906980._SX50_.jpg|50281866] because he reads it and it’s by George Saunders and it’s eloquently written too.
This is a love letter to some of his favorite people. You don’t have to agree with him to enjoy it. In fact, there were some points I don’t agree, particularly about modernization and technology. Every generation has a point where modernization threatens to overwhelm and overtake and we ruefully shake our heads at the loss of the “old” way. And yes, there is something majestic about humans doing things the “old” way, with our hands and our brains and our simple tools. Notre Dame Cathedral is a great example of doing things the “old” way. But if we look at history, for every Notre Dame, there was a cathedral or church whose roof would collapse and kill those inside. Sometimes modernization and technology make life better (and safer) too. Craft beer is something to be celebrated. Organic small farming for local markets too. But each industry named still depends on the forward move into a future of modernization and technology. I often wish those that wax poetic about the “good ol’ ways” would preach more on finding balance than a dismissal of all things new.
But whether you agree with his politics or opinions, his writing is eloquent and often spellbinding. If you’re of the Ron Swanson persuasion, I’m going to guess you will struggle more with his politics and opinions than others. But if you’re looking for Ron Swanson, note, he is a tv character and not real. And while it’s entirely human to wish the person playing a favored character be just like that character, one should not expect the real human Nick Offerman to be the same person or share his characters’ politics and opinions. It’s like being disappointed that Stephen Colbert isn’t anything like his Comedy Central persona. I think you missed the joke.
I am a big fan of his craft competition show with Amy Poehler, Making It. I think it’s a little more of the real Nick Offerman, and I like that persona. I hope it continues until we all get so tired of kindness and fun. And I’m also going to re-listen to [b:Lincoln in the Bardo|29906980|Lincoln in the Bardo|George Saunders|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1492130850l/29906980._SX50_.jpg|50281866] because he reads it and it’s by George Saunders and it’s eloquently written too.