Growth of the Soil (Hardcover)

from SaraPrindiville

Reminiscent of "Giants in the Earth", "Cry the Beloved Country", "How Green was my Valley", also "House" by Tracy Kidder. Change due to humanity's influence, mining specificaly, but also change through growth. Classic figures- Geisslet "god" Brede "devil" etc. Multi leveled.

from lschiff

This is an incredible novel, unlike anything I've ever read before. The character development is so powerful; you feel as though you are inhabiting the characters yourself.

from Ganeshaka

There's so much to like about this novel, but first you have to get past the title. Come on now - who browses a book about "growth" and "the soil"? An agricultural nerd at an Iowa community college? Think if "Gone With the Wind" had been called "The Politics of Cotton Farming"? We would be, like,...

from Ganeshaka

There's so much to like about this novel, but first you have to get past the title. Come on now - who browses a book about "growth" and "the soil"? An agricultural nerd at an Iowa community college? Think if "Gone With the Wind" had been called "The Politics of Cotton Farming"? We would be, like,...

from maryreinert

I read this years ago and remembered it as being outstanding. Tried it again just to see if my memory or my tastes had changed. Not at all! This is a beautifully written story that transends time or place. At first glance one wonders how the story of Norwegian peasants in the 19th century can be ...