Forty Acres Deep

Such a good book. So well written with so much to ponder of Mike’s reflection of issues facing us today. I’ve never thought about that old man in those bibs with a scruffy beard and an even scruffier truck; he has a heart and a soul and a life. An amazing look into the life of a recluse. As with all......more

Poignant Read in the spring, please, when everything is waking up and there's hope. Perry is a joy with words, pulling back from the dark a little bit with description. I hope everyone who reads this will bother to take better notice of our neighbors. Me, too.......more

Great read. Loved the first time in the coffee shop pages.......more

Really touching and powerful. Dark and yet moving into light. Powerfully highlights the contradictory and difficult rural and farm challenges we’ve created but tenderly shows the human impact and the possibility of change. Michael Perry is incredible with words.......more

A beautifully written novella for anyone seeking the philosophical meanderings of a man searching for a spark of light in a dark life. Perry’s use of the harsh Wisconsin winters and the isolationism modernity brings to those who are compassionate, hard-working, and ostracized by today’s pace of life......more