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What are readers saying about The $64 Tomato: How One Man Nearly Lost His Sanity, Spent a Fortune, and Endured an Existential Crisis in the Quest for the Perfect Garden?
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Judy posted a review at 2010-08-10 07:49:49.
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Organic gardening- not as simple as it sounds!
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-12-09 08:45:40.
(Language: English)
"Superchuck!"
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-10-23 04:39:51.
(Language: English)
classic summertime gardening read
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-07-18 06:18:16.
(Language: English)
Suggested by my own Librarian, Stacey Ewing.
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-06-22 02:38:34.
(Language: English)
Well written. Funny. Easy to read. As a fellow "home farmer", I totally understand the writer's frustration with all the bugs and vermins that attacked his garden.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-07-25 03:43:55.
(Language: English)
Fantastic! One man who basically allows his garden to take over his life.
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-03-20 11:33:56.
(Language: English)
cute book for anyone who has attempted any kind of gardening ... gotta chuckle, but so much truth!
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-01-03 06:06:30.
(Language: English)
Hilarious!
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-08-15 08:32:28.
(Language: English)
The most interesting gardening book I've ever read.
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Karla posted a review at 2009-07-28 07:08:40.
(Language: English)
Interesting but nothing to write home about!
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A Reader posted a review at 2011-04-12 08:04:12.
(Language: English)
This starts out as a witty, entertaining essay and goes on way too long. Many of the later chapters feel forced.
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-08-09 03:43:59.
(Language: English)
Great book for anyone who has ever tried home gardening. It is funny and thoughtful. A quick, easy read.
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-04-27 09:54:47.
(Language: English)
I laughed out loud while reading about the trials of this gardener/farmer and his musings on nature and his part in it. The author's experience with gardening translates to any of us with a hobby that begins with joy and grows laborious rather than luxurious. And it was a timely read as it reminded me to treat the lawn for grubs post haste.
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A Reader posted a review at 2007-07-27 09:24:02.
(Language: English)
I like this because other books with this world view, "eat local", "grow your own food" make it look so easy. People like Barbara Kingsolver just plant seeds and then she is bringing in TONs of veggies. There is a lot of invisible knowlege there that most people don't have. This book felt real to me, a city girl trying to learn to grow my own food. I read all these books that turned me on to gardening, but they never mentioned all the problems! Squash borers, wilts, powdery mildew! Gardening is not easy and this book felt real!
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-04-13 09:17:34.
(Language: English)
I can't cook. I can't grow plants. But maybe that's why this book was entertaining and, yes, a great insight to the many rises and falls of gardening. Lighthearted...and a great connection with the author for anyone who's ever tried to spearhead a major project.
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-02-22 01:13:32.
(Language: English)
Very fun book for anyone who has ever been/is currently obsessed with a vegetable garden.
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-07-27 05:27:03.
(Language: English)
This book has its moments but I don't have much in common with the author. No garden of mine is starting with blue prints from the landscape architect. I am hoping to produce this spring a harvest of honey that probably will have cost me about $20 a pound so I can relate to the concept!
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-02-12 03:17:51.
(Language: English)
Highly interesting and an excellent read. I hope I have better luck avoiding the deer and woodchucks.
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-07-29 11:58:13.
(Language: English)
you don't have to be a gardener to enjoy this book! I think everyone has gone through many of the experiences he talks about
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-03-29 08:48:08.
(Language: English)
Hilarious book - especially for anyone who has tried to start a garden the organic way...
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-08-31 09:57:25.
(Language: English)
Funny, endearing and relatable. Commendable in that it demonstrates the enjoyability and necessity of being tied to the land -- and reaches readers who wouldn't necessarily be reading a book that sends that message.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-08-18 03:00:20.
(Language: English)
Hilarious! Makes you see how people become overwhelmed and consumed with their yards/gardens.
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-01-02 03:06:14.
(Language: English)
http://blog.yourpointismoot.com/2008/12/book-review-64-tomato-how-one-man.html
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-05-13 06:41:57.
(Language: English)
cute
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-01-01 10:21:42.
(Language: English)
I loved this book, but then again, I love a good story teller and William Alexander is an excellent story teller. If you have read any books by Bill Bryson, such as "A Walk in the Woods" you will know how this book is written, they are very similar. But as my wife pointed out, Alexander has a little more edge to him. This is the story of a man with a dream. A dream of being a "gentleman farmer". Each chapter is an adventure in gardening. I laughed out loud in places. The book is simply too true. I have thought the same things and made the same mistakes with our garden. Maybe the fact someone else is making the same mistakes helps.
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