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Title: Republic of Dirt
Author: Susan Juby
Narrator: C.S.E. Cooney, Rudy Sanda, Tom Perkins, Amy Melissa Bentley
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-19-17
Publisher: Recorded Books
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Prudence Burns is an overly idealistic Brooklyn girl who has inherited a derelict plot of land named Woefield Farm. Her motley crew of farm hands consists of Earl, an elderly, reclusive bluegrass legend; Seth, an agoraphobic heavy-metal blogger in early recovery from alcoholism; and Sara, an 11-year-old girl with a flock of elite show poultry.
When Prudence is felled by a thyroid condition, things on the farm begin to fall apart, resulting in valiant and sometimes ill-advised attempts to restore domestic bliss. Efforts are complicated by a renegade mule, attempts to turn a hideously ugly child's playhouse into a high-yield roadside farm stand, and an electrical station's worth of crossed wires. Will Prudence get well? Will Seth finally get rid of his pesky virginity? Will Earl rescue Sara? And will anyone, ever, admit they might be wrong?
Told in four highly distinct, unforgettably hilarious, and sometimes heartbreaking voices, Republic of Dirt is about what happens when passions collide with pride and what it takes to save each other, our small part of the planet, and ourselves.
Members Reviews:
As good as the original!
Sometimes squeals just don't even come close to the original....but not this time. Ms. Juby has brought the wonderful characters of Woefield thundering back with all the wit and warmth of the first book Home to Woefield.
I am madly in love with her character Seth, he makes me laugh out loud until I have tears running down my face and am completely lost in delighted laughter and I want to adopt little Sara, give Earl a big hug (which would no doubt make him come unglued lol) and have coffee with Prudence.
I am hoping madly for a whole series of Woefield Farm stories.
Fantastic and funny
I loved Susan's latest book. Republic of Dirt follows on from The Woefield Poultry Collective, with equal style, charm and humour. Best of all the same engaging characters come to life again on the page. Susan's 4 voices remain distinct. This time, as the pages were flying by, I didn't look at the chapter heading to see who was speaking. I knew the characters so well. Sara remains my favourite of the 4 great protagonists. Wholly real to her age, likeable and endearing. I found myself paying particular attention to the transition between voices. Subtle and clever -- the last sentence of one leading to the next in a surprising way.
Republic had a deeper, serious thread winding through it but it retains the laugh-out-loud humour Susan is known for. I'm especially partial to throw-away humour like this:
"We got to decorate this bastard," said Earl, getting to the point.
"He doesn't mean me," I said. "He's referring to the shack."
I'm so glad the Woefield gang is with us once again.
That'll hold me over until The Truth Commission. April can't come soon enough.
Absolutely loved this.
I absolutely loved this. The writing is fresh, funny and insightful. I'd never heard of Susan Juby, but i'm now a fan. As soon as I finished the first one I ordered the sequel - the characters are that good. It's a nice tender, funny story, the kind they used to write in the 'old days'. I loved it!
4.5 stars
I'll need to come back with the review I put on Goodreads, but I enjoyed this better than I expected.
