Nathan Coulter by Berry (2-Aug-2008) Paperback

by Berry

Genres: Fiction

Paperback

Reviews

[Kaylin Verbrugge · Rating 5 out of 5]

“He had owned his land and worked on it and taken his pride from it for so long that we knew him, and he knew himself, in the same way that we knew the spring. His life couldn’t be divided from the days he spent at work in the fields” (117)

[Daniel Wilson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wendell Berry is my all-time favorite author. This is at least my third reading of this novel, but I always love re-visiting Berry’s Port William community in my imagination. His books touch on all the emotions of life.

[Bill · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another good story by Mr. Berry.

[Andrew Joseph · Rating 4 out of 5]

Crazy work w the crow why would you do that.

[Guy Able · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having enjoyed Hannah Coulter very much, it was interesting to step back in time and read Berry’s earliest work in the Port William narrative, from Nathan Coulter’s perspective. A simple read about hard farm living.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

My second visit with Port William, Kentucky. Wendell Berry's work is a gift that keeps on giving. An antidote for the disease of consumerism.

[Jonny Harmon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like almost every husband, it’s seen in its fullest beauty when paired with its wife(‘s book).

[Susie · Rating 3 out of 5]

My first Wendell Berry book. Immediately after finishing it, I started on Hannah Coulter, which refers directly back to this, even though it was much later in the series. Not a lot really happened, but it did set the stage for what was to come.
There were three particular passages that I noted- pp. 55 (they quit being brothers), 74 (Grandpa), and 117 (Grandpa near the end of his life)
There were so many times in this book that it seemed like pride got in the way of people saying small things that could have been a huge difference.

[LMG · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read some of the Port Williams series but now that it is likely that the last one has been written, I'm interested in diving into the community and experiences of this fictional town. Berry is a wonderful writer and felt in this book that he is a keen observer of people. Beautiful introduction to the town.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am thankful I read Hannah Coulter by Wendell Berry before Nathan Coulter or I probably wouldn’t have read the first. Although the writing brilliant, the descriptions, the dialogue, and the believable characters, I was sick to my stomach because of the cruelty of animals throughout the story.

[Pody · Rating 5 out of 5]

A poignant and remarkably well written little book. Tremendous depth with an undercurrent of ecological thinking.
There’s a type of psychological education one can gain from this book which is unavailable in textbooks. I quite loved it

[Carla McLaughlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 rounded down to 4 for Goodreads. This was a beautifully written story exploring life and growing up through the eyes of a child. I throughly enjoyed it!

[Dianne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Officially Berry's first book of fiction, and the beginning of the long Port Williams series, it's my understanding that Berry heavily edited and shortened the book with this 2008 version.

[Pineapple1123 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wasn't totally sold on this book. But I am also interested to see where the series takes me, if my hold on the next book ever comes in.

[Louisa Friesen Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pleasantly ordinary.