Review: Interesting story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2012
This is a shorter-than-a-novel story about a city guy who, after being fired, commits to living a year without using money, only barter and otherwise providing for himself.  The book is instructive but not heavily detailed.  He has inherited a house with land by the sea so it's not like he's starting from nothing.  His activities and internal landscape held my interest without getting bogged down in either heavy introspection or task details.  The story is kind of sweet and the fact that English is not his first language adds, rather than detracts.  The story shows what someone can do to become more self-reliant and focused.