When I finish a book I usually pick another right up -- I always need something to read, it seems. I just finished "Come Rain or Come Shine" by Jan Karon and I was shopping my own bookshelves for something to read. Trust me, I could have a mini - branch of B&N I have so many unread books.
As I was looking through my own books I began to bag up some that I had either read and just didn't want anymore or that I just knew I would never read. I picked up "Home to Harmony" by Philip Gulley and stood there weighing the decision -- sell or keep and read. It is a very short book -- 237 pages -- so I thought I would give it a go. One review said "In a League with Jan Karon's Mitford series...Gulley's work is comparable to Gail Godwin's fiction, Garrison Keillor's storytelling and Christopher Guest's filmmaking.
I have to agree with the review -- to me it was a mix of Karon's Mitford series with a little more humor and Garrison Keillor's stories. However, with that said, I went into it more or less comparing it to those two authors which wasn't fair. Early on I decided I wasn't enjoying it. But I read on. An on. And, before you know it, I liked it.
What is not to like about a small Quaker community in a small North Carolina town? It was hysterical. I can't pick out one part, it was all just funny with great characters. I have to say that some of Pastor Sam Gardner's musings were the same as some of my musings at times. It was a very comfy book to read.
And, as usual, I hated to see it end.
So, I did a little research on the book and what do you know -- it is a series! Right up my alley. I will probably read more of them -- I think there are five. However, I will probably be reading them as e-books as I am really trying to get the library under control -- really.
I would recommend this book.
