Review: Enjoyable easy read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 30, 2014
I enjoyed this book because it provided a perspective of the Amish that i had not considered before.  The book explained that the reason the Amish eschewed owning cars was to keep the focus the family, not on the constant traveling away from the family that car ownership allows.  Also, the simple and plain way of life was not to keep old traditions alive, but to allow the Amish to choose their families over more lucrative opportunities offered by the non-Amish world.  This book focused on the choices the young adult Amish have during their "rumspringa" to try the non-Amish ways and perhaps choose to leave the Amish before committing to the more stringent Amish rules that will guide the rest of their lives.