And we still think we live in a Disney cartoon. What you need most after food and sleep is silence and time. You will not find these in your house with the white picket fence and the screaming children and the glowering husband. Live in the woods, eat like the birds. Warm yourself at the primitive fires.
Life is a smorgasbord.
Take many lovers, you will be surprised at how many people are edible if you prepare them properly. Its flavor is tart, comic, and unreliable. The characters are entertaining and well-defined. The plot twists are unexpected, and Fowler's witty writing is a joy to read. In territory long staked out by Garrison Keillor, Fowler's book reads like the best of Lake Wobegon and then some.